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At Crash Course, we believe that high-quality educational videos should be available to everyone for free! Subscribe for weekly videos from our current courses! The Crash Course team has produced more than 60 courses on a wide variety of subjects, ranging from the humanities to sciences and so much more! We also recently teamed up with Arizona State University to bring you more courses on the Study Hall channel.Links:Support us on Patreon!: http://patreon.com/crashcourseInstagram:

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15:54

How Do We Produce Food? Crash Course Geography #43

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2026/09/11

Over the millennia, every region on Earth has developed its own successful agricultural ecosystem from flat fields of grain and mountainside rice terraces to coastal fish farms and goat herding. Today, we’re going to break down agricultural systems into three scales: subsistence, small-scale, and industrial agriculture. And we’ll take a look at how a place's history plays a huge role in the system we see today as we follow the story of agriculture in the Philippines. SOURCESPhilippinesDavila, F

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52:44

The Secret Language of Cults: Crash Course Lecture

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2026/09/11

Words hold tremendous power. Cult leaders know that all too well — but so do fitness instructors, celebrities, and corporate leaders. In our world today, we are increasingly exposed to, and influenced by, complicated mazes of buzzwords, mantras, euphemisms, clichés, and redefinitions: in short, language that’s just a little bit cultish. Social commentator and author Amanda Montell presents this Crash Course lecture about linguistics, culture, and belonging. What’s a Crash Course Lecture?While

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16:34

The Seven Years War: Crash Course World History #26

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2026/09/11

In which John teaches you about the Seven Years' War, which may have lasted nine years. Or as many as 23. It was a very confusing war. The Seven Years War was a global war, fought on five continents, which is kind of a lot. John focuses on the war as it happened in the Americas, Asia, and Africa. the "great" European powers were the primary combatants, but they fought just about everywhere. Of course, this being a history course, the outcomes of this war still resonate in our lives today. The Seven

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13:58

Introduction to Federal Indian Law: Ep 16 of Crash...

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2026/09/11

What does federal Indian law look like today? In this episode of Crash Course Native American History, we’ll learn how this sprawling, complicated body of law affects individual people, tribes, and their communities in the 21st century.Introduction: A Tangled Mess 00:00Federal Indian Law 0:25Individual Level 2:23Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women 3:25Community 4:48Trust Responsibility 6:04Land Level 8:02Review & Credits

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14:08

Animal Behavior - CrashCourse Biology #25

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2026/09/11

Hank and his cat Cameo help teach us about animal behavior and how we can discover why animals do the things they do.References: http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/actionpot.htmlhttp://brainconnection.positscience.com/topics/?main=fa/zebrashttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myelin_sheath_gaphttp://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/factfiles/nervecellsandnerves/nerve_cells_and_nerves.shtmlCrash Course is on Patreon! You can support us directly by signing up at http://www.patreon.com/crashcourseWant to find

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15:30

The Era of Native Urban Relocation: Ep 17 of Crash...

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2026/09/11

What is life like for Natives living in cities, and how did they get there? In this episode of Crash Course Native American History, we’ll learn about the unique challenges for Natives in urban areas—and their important contributions to their communities.Introduction: Mohawk Ironworkers 00:00Relocation & Termination 0:32Relocation Policies 1:07Counting Natives in Cities 3:37Pan-Indianism 6:59Effects of Pan-Indianism 8:34Review & Credits

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14:00

The Spanish Empire, Silver, and Runaway Inflation:...

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2026/09/11

In which John Green explores how Spain went from being a middling European power to one of the most powerful empires on Earth, thanks to their plunder of the New World in the 16th and 17th centuries. Learn how Spain managed to destroy the two biggest pre-Columbian civilizations, mine a mountain made of silver, mishandle their economy, and lose it all by the mid-1700s. Come along for the roller coaster ride with Charles I (he was also Charles V), Philip II, Atahualpa, Moctezuma, Hernán Cortés, and

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5:52

Outtakes #5: Crash Course Psychology

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2026/09/11

Our final Crash Course Psychology Outtakes. Please enjoy Hank being Hank.--Crash Course is on Patreon! You can support us directly by signing up at http://www.patreon.com/crashcourseWant to find Crash Course elsewhere on the internet?Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/YouTubeCrashCourseTwitter - http://www.twitter.com/TheCrashCourseInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/thecrashcourse/CC Kids: http://www.youtube.com/crashcoursekidsLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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15:56

The History of Alaskan and Hawaiian Statehood: Ep 18...

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2026/09/11

Alaska and Hawai'i didn’t become U.S. states until 1959—so what did that mean for the Native people who were living there first? In this episode of Crash Course Native American History, we’ll learn how Alaska Natives’ and Native Hawaiians’ history with the U.S. has taken its own distinct course.Introduction: Something Weird 00:00Alaska Natives 0:51Alaskan Colonization 1:49Alaskan Statehood 3:48The Kanaka Maoli 6:02Hawaiian Colonization 7:06Hawaiian Statehood 8:37Review & Credits

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16:24

Chordates - CrashCourse Biology #24

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2026/09/11

Hank introduces us to ourselves by taking us on a journey through the fascinatingly diverse phyla known as chordata. And the next time someone asks you who you are, you can give them the facts: you're a mammalian amniotic tetrapodal sarcopterygian osteichthyen gnathostomal vertebrate cranial chordate.Table of Contents:1) Chordate Synapomorphies 1:042) Cephalachordata 1:203) Urochordata 3:164) Vertebrata 3:49a) Myxini 4:30b) Petromyzontida 4:51c) Chondrichthyes 5:32d) Osteichthyes 6:055) Biolography

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17:56

A History of Indigenous Women with Lily Gladstone: Ep...

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2026/09/11

Women have always played important roles in Native societies. In this episode of Crash Course Native American History, Lily Gladstone helps us unpack the ways Native women have shown up, as war heroes and peacemakers, and as matriarchs and activists.Introduction: Divine Women 00:00Matriarchal Societies 0:37Native Women at War 2:01Jikonsaseh 3:05Ideas about Gender 4:48Effects of Colonization 5:53Violence Against Women Today 8:08Native Activism 9:24Review & Credits 12:42Special thanks to "100 Years:

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15:22

The Atlantic Slave Trade: Crash Course World History #24

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2026/09/11

In which John Green teaches you about one of the least funny subjects in history: slavery. John investigates when and where slavery originated, how it changed over the centuries, and how Europeans and colonists in the Americas arrived at the idea that people could own other people based on skin color. Slavery has existed as long as humans have had civilization, but the Atlantic Slave Trade was the height, or depth, of dehumanizing, brutal, chattel slavery. American slavery ended less than 150 years

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13:49

Modern Tribal Governments Explained: Ep 20 of Crash...

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2026/09/11

How do tribal governments actually work? In this episode of Crash Course Native American History, we’ll explore how tribal governments have kept many of their qualities as sovereign, independent nations while adapting to operate in the 21st century.Introduction: Natives vs. Noem 00:00Tribal Governments 0:40 The Indian Reorganization Act 1:57Tribal Government Structure 3:53Responsibilities of Tribal Government 5:35The Dakota Access Pipeline 7:34Tribal Sovereignty Today 8:34Review & Credits

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15:28

Mineral Extraction: Crash Course Geography #44

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2026/09/11

Today we're going to take a look at mineral extraction -- or the removal of rocks and minerals from the Earths' crust -- and examine how this human activity impacts all aspects of Geography. We'll focus on the Democratic Republic of the Congo and take a look at how the mining of minerals such as cobalt, has significantly impacted life in this region.Sourceshttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1YdZ--u297RHCKLEzFI7YxjuxVtweDttWT9Au1MQlV94/edit?usp=sharing Watch our videos and review your learning with

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17:29

Complex Animals: Annelids and Arthropods -...

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2026/09/11

Hank continues our exploration of animal phyla with the more complexly organized annelida and arthropoda, and a biolography on insects.References:http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/07/100726222316.htmhttp://tlc.howstuffworks.com/home/earthworm-appreciation-day.htmhttp://annelidsf.blogspot.com/http://www.bukisa.com/articles/41743_amazing-facts-about-arthropods#ixzz1sXW1Jigphttp://www.ehow.com/about_6292974_interesting-crustaceans.htmlCrash Course is on Patreon! You can support us directly by

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Crash Course Latin American Literature Preview

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2026/09/11

Welcome to Crash Course Latin American Literature! In 13 episodes, Curly Velasquez will introduce you to the themes, trends, and movements that have breathed life into Latin American literature for centuries. From Indigenous texts to contemporary novels, we’ll explore how Latin American authors have been shaped by the dynamic cultures, history, and politics around them.Course DescriptionIn 13 episodes, host Curly Velasquez will introduce you to Latin American Literature! This course is based on

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16:23

The Columbian Exchange: Crash Course World History #23

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2026/09/11

In which John Green teaches you about the changes wrought by contact between the Old World and the New. John does this by exploring the totally awesome history book "The Columbian Exchange" by Alfred Crosby, Jr. After Columbus "discovered" the Americas, European conquerors, traders, and settlers brought all manner of changes to the formerly isolated continents. Disease and invasive plant and animal species remade the New World, usually in negative ways. While native people, plants, and animals were

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16:19

Introduction to Latin American Literature: Crash...

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2026/09/11

Latin America is a vastly diverse region shaped by a blend of influences. In this episode of Crash Course Latin American Literature, we’ll explore how Latin American authors navigate one big question: Who are we? Introduction: Where is Latin America? 00:00The History of "Latin America" 0:53Latino vs. Hispanic 2:41Varying Identities & Languages 3:28Paz & Identity 5:05"Terra Nostra" 7:30Borges & Andrade 9:17Review & Credits 11:09Sources:

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15:45

Simple Animals: Sponges, Jellies, and Octopuses -...

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2026/09/11

Hank introduces us to the "simplest" of the animals, complexity-wise: beginning with sponges (whose very inclusion in the list as "animals" has been called into question because they are so simple) and finishing with the most complex molluscs, octopuses and squid. We differentiate them by the number of tissue layers they have, and by the complexity of those layers.Table of Contents:1) Porifera 1:332) Cnidaria 2:36a) Diploblasts 2:483) Platyhelminthes 3:33a) Triploblasts 3:56b) Coelom 4:364)

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Native Languages and The Indian Education Act: Ep 21...

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2026/09/10

It’s time to save Native languages—before it’s too late. In this episode of Crash Course Native American History, we dig into the ways Native languages were destroyed and the resilient ways tribes are bringing them back to life.Introduction: "Never Alone" 00:00The State of Native Language 0:35Revealing Native Culture 1:40Colonization & Boarding Schools 3:42Language Revitalization 7:00Review & Credits

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