My youtube world history series.

[Ghonasiflaids]

Hey guys, I've been working on a youtube series:
http://youtu.be/ipTIZ_tClS0
The series spans all of world history in the form of maps...It's a bit hard to explain, but its based on a similar series, History of Europe, by Mervue Meringue.


The History Of Europe Part 1 (Ancient History) - YouTube
Anyway, my series is 5 episodes in so far, and their are many more to go. I have been getting overwhelmingly good reception, though my Audience is small. So here it is, let me know what you think about the series and if you have anything else to say feel free to say so in the comments or on this thread. If you are like me and feel I do not have enough views, please help by spreading this anyway you can. Thanks.

(NOTE, the music is what makes it good so turn the sound on, and put it on HD.)

 

[sophie]

Same thing as I said in the last thread about a history of Europe video series focusing on maps:

Maps and dates does not history make. Also looking at history as states composed of unified hive-mind populaces is not exactly the best way to approach history.

You said at the beginning it's not intended to be necessarily accurate, so I suppose I can't really fault you for it.

 

[History_Buff]

These are pretty damn terrible. To join the chorus, maps do not history make. At least the last one had maps and dates.

Even as a dramatic device, they're pretty awful. You have a huge map, with most of the action packed into a relatively small part of it. Then it's all flashing colors and text, presumably spoken by the hivemind countries, but it's not in any way clear who is supposed to be saying it, or why. History is not simply large states taking other people's land because 'they' want it.

 

[Traitorfish]

It's not clear what the entities on the map are actually supposed to represent. Some are polities, like the Persian Empire, but some are broad cultural-linguistic categories, like "Celts" and "German Tribes", and some are just regions, like "Scythia". It's difficult enough to crowbar ancient polities into the modern notion of the strictly defined territorial blob, but when so many of your lumps aren't even polities...

 

[Ghonasiflaids]

Its not meant to be fully accurate or fully explain details of any sort, its entirely based on maps. The entities on the map are mostly political borders of established kingdoms, but sometimes, as is indicated by italics text, its represents an important cultural group. As for the comment on all the action taking place on one part of the map, that is only because in that episode (taking place from about 3000bc-500bc) most of the important events happened in that area. Watch the other episodes before making critisism, though I do welcome it.

 

[Ghonasiflaids]

Keep in mind the second video IS NOT MINE

 

[sophie]

Its not meant to be fully accurate or fully explain details of any sort, its entirely based on maps. The entities on the map are mostly political borders of established kingdoms, but sometimes, as is indicated by italics text, its represents an important cultural group. As for the comment on all the action taking place on one part of the map, that is only because in that episode (taking place from about 3000bc-500bc) most of the important events happened in that area. Watch the other episodes before making critisism, though I do welcome it.

Then why pass it off as history?

 

[Antilogic]

Good question.

I'll admit to not being a fan of the arbitrary colors on a map invading each other genre.

 

[Traitorfish]

Long live big blue splat! Death to bordering red bit!

 

[History_Buff]

Blue blob killing red bit? Makes me want to play Hex Empire.

It's about as related to history as this is.

 

[Antilogic]

I'm more a fan of Proximity.

 

[Ghonasiflaids]

I 'pass it off as history' because the timeline is set to the course of civilized human history. The countries are characters, the map is the stage, and the play is world history. Its not meant to be a documentary, people.

 

[Ghonasiflaids]

By the way, when a county turns greyish white, thats the one thats talking. Darkish gray areas are either collapsed civilizations or highly fragmented kingdoms

 

[History_Buff]

I 'pass it off as history' because the timeline is set to the course of civilized human history.

The same can be said of just about every human endeavour in the history of human endeavours.

 

[Dreadnought]

As for the comment on all the action taking place on one part of the map, that is only because in that episode (taking place from about 3000bc-500bc) most of the important events happened in that area.

One episode covers that much time in history?

 

[Antilogic]

One episode covers that much time in history?

Covers is such a generous word.

 

[Ghonasiflaids]

One episode covers that much time in history?

Yeah not a whole lot happens in that period... The next episode is much more narrow and takes place from approx 500bc to approx 200bc. So far I have made these episodes

Cradle of civilization 3000bc-500bc: From the first city states in sumer to the Persian empire, this episode primarily focuses on the middle east.

Alexander the great 500bc-200bc: Focuses primarily on the Persian greek wars and Alexanders conquest of Persia, with some action in India and China as well.

Roman Empire 200bc-100AD: Lots of action all over the world in this one, we see the creation of the Roman empire, Han chinese empire, magadha empire, and more.

Fall of Rome 100AD-500AD: Lots of action all over the world, primarily focusing on the downfall of the Roman empire

Rise of Islam 500Ad-1000AD: Mainly focuses on the middle east and europe, Ending with the creation of the holy roman empire.

????? 1000AD to 1300 AD: Im currently working on this episode, it will include the vikings, crusades, and most likely mongols.

 

[History_Buff]

Yeah not a whole lot happens in that period...

Say what?

 

[sophie]

Say what?

Yeah that's pretty atrocious.

 

[Antilogic]

I think I should post more for a serious subforum, but there's not much else to say.