CrashCourse World History — Episode Index

Playlist: CrashCourse World History (John Green, 2012) YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yocja_N5s1I&list=PLBDA2E52FB1EF80C9 Total Episodes: 42 Wiki entries: See individual files in this directory

NOTE — Transcripts: Auto-generated subtitle download requires yt-dlp 2024.12+. The ThinkStation has yt-dlp 2024.04.09, which cannot extract subtitles (YouTube API changes). Run yt-dlp --update on T480 before pulling transcripts, then run:

cd ~/sda-wiki/crashcourse/world-history/
yt-dlp --write-auto-subs --sub-lang en --skip-download --playlist-end 42 \
  "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yocja_N5s1I&list=PLBDA2E52FB1EF80C9" \
  -o "%(playlist_index)s-%(title)s.%(ext)s"
python3 ../vtt_to_markdown.py .

Then create/update wiki entries from the cleaned .md files.

---

Era Mapping Legend

Era	Span	Core Focus
Era 1	Prehistory – 600 CE	Ancient civilizations, early religions, first empires
Era 2	500 – 1600 CE	Middle Ages, Islamic Golden Age, Crusades, Renaissance
Era 3	1400 – 1900	Reformation, Exploration, Enlightenment, Revolutions, Imperialism
Era 4	1900 – present	WWI, WWII, Cold War, Decolonization, Globalization

---

Standard Reference (applies to all entries)

Code	Skill
WH.6_12.1	Science and technology achievements
WH.6_12.2	Religions and ideologies
WH.6_12.3	Effects of political systems on people
WH.6_12.4	Social, cultural, and economic development
WH.6_12.5	Causes and effects of global events (primary/secondary sources)
WH.6_12.6	Connecting past to present

---

Full Episode List — Era Mappings

#	Title	Era	Primary WH Standard	Wiki Entry
1	The Agricultural Revolution	Era 1	WH.6_12.4 — Social/economic development: shift from foraging to farming	Ep 01 Agricultural Revolution
2	Indus Valley Civilization	Era 1	WH.6_12.1 — Science/tech: urban planning, standardized weights, sewage	Ep 02 Indus Valley
3	Mesopotamia: Crash Course World History	Era 1	WH.6_12.3 — Political systems: Hammurabi's Code, city-states, law	Ep 03 Mesopotamia
4	Ancient Egypt	Era 1	WH.6_12.1 — Science/tech: engineering, medicine, astronomy, writing	Ep 04 Ancient Egypt
5	The Persians & Greeks	Era 1	WH.6_12.3 — Political systems: Persian empire vs. Greek city-states, democracy	Ep 05 Persians Greeks
6	Buddha and Ashoka	Era 1	WH.6_12.2 — Religions/ideologies: Buddhism origins, Ashoka's transformation	Ep 06 Buddha Ashoka
7	2,000 Years of Chinese History!	Era 1	WH.6_12.3 — Political systems: Mandate of Heaven, Confucian bureaucracy	Ep 07 Chinese History
8	Alexander the Great	Era 1	WH.6_12.5 — Causes/effects: Macedonian conquest and cultural diffusion	Ep 08 Alexander
9	The Silk Road and Ancient Trade	Era 1	WH.6_12.4 — Economic development: trade networks, cultural exchange	Ep 09 Silk Road
10	The Roman Empire. Or Republic. Or...	Era 1	WH.6_12.3 — Political systems: Roman Republic to Empire, civic institutions	Ep 10 Roman Empire
11	Christianity from Judaism to Constantine	Era 1/2	WH.6_12.2 — Religions: Christianity's origins, spread, and state adoption	Ep 11 Christianity
12	Fall of The Roman Empire (in the 15th Century)	Era 2	WH.6_12.5 — Causes/effects: multiple explanations for Rome's fall	Ep 12 Fall Of Rome
13	Islam, the Quran, and the Five Pillars	Era 2	WH.6_12.2 — Religions: Islamic origins, core beliefs, early spread	Ep 13 Islam
14	The Dark Ages...How Dark Were They?	Era 2	WH.6_12.6 — Past to present: questioning historical narratives	Ep 14 Dark Ages
15	The Crusades — Pilgrimage or Holy War?	Era 2	WH.6_12.5 — Causes/effects: Crusade motivations, consequences for all sides	Ep 15 Crusades
16	Mansa Musa and Islam in Africa	Era 2	WH.6_12.4 — Economic/cultural development: Mali Empire, trans-Saharan trade	Ep 16 Mansa Musa
17	Wait For It...The Mongols!	Era 2	WH.6_12.5 — Causes/effects: Mongol conquest, Pax Mongolica, destruction	Ep 17 Mongols
18	Int'l Commerce, Snorkeling Camels, and The Indian Ocean Trade	Era 2	WH.6_12.4 — Economic development: Indian Ocean trade networks	Ep 18 Indian Ocean Trade
19	Venice and the Ottoman Empire	Era 2	WH.6_12.3 — Political systems: Ottoman governance, trade empire	Ep 19 Venice Ottoman
20	Russia, the Mongols, and the West	Era 2	WH.6_12.5 — Causes/effects: Mongol impact on Russian political development	Ep 20 Russia Mongols
21	Columbus, de Gama, and Zheng He	Era 3	WH.6_12.5 — Causes/effects: Age of Exploration, competing motivations	Ep 21 Exploration
22	The Spanish Empire, Silver, & Runaway Inflation	Era 3	WH.6_12.4 — Economic development: colonialism, mercantilism, price revolution	Ep 22 Spanish Empire
23	The Atlantic Slave Trade	Era 3	WH.6_12.5 — Causes/effects: slavery's economic logic and human cost	Ep 23 Slave Trade
24	The Columbian Exchange	Era 3	WH.6_12.4 — Social/economic development: biological and cultural exchange	Ep 24 Columbian Exchange
25	The Protestant Reformation	Era 3	WH.6_12.2 — Religions/ideologies: Reformation causes, Luther, consequences	Ep 25 Reformation
26	The Mughal Empire and Historical Accuracy	Era 3	WH.6_12.3 — Political systems: Mughal governance, religious tolerance	Ep 26 Mughal
27	The Seven Years' War	Era 3	WH.6_12.5 — Causes/effects: first "world war," colonial rivalries	Ep 27 Seven Years War
28	The Amazing Life and Strange Death of Captain Cook	Era 3	WH.6_12.5 — Causes/effects: exploration, colonialism, indigenous contact	Ep 28 Captain Cook
29	Capitalism and the Dutch East India Company	Era 3	WH.6_12.4 — Economic development: rise of capitalism, corporate power	Ep 29 Dutch East India
30	The Enlightenment: Crash Course European History	Era 3	WH.6_12.2 — Ideologies: Enlightenment thought, reason vs. tradition	Ep 30 Enlightenment
31	Haitian Revolutions	Era 3	WH.6_12.3 — Political systems: revolution, race, and republic	Ep 31 Haitian Revolution
32	Tea, Taxes, and The American Revolution	Era 3	WH.6_12.3 — Political systems: colonial grievances, revolutionary ideals	Ep 32 American Revolution
33	The French Revolution	Era 3	WH.6_12.3 — Political systems: revolution, terror, Napoleon	Ep 33 French Revolution
34	Napoleon Bonaparte	Era 3	WH.6_12.5 — Causes/effects: Napoleonic Wars and European transformation	Ep 34 Napoleon
35	The Industrial Revolution	Era 3/4	WH.6_12.4 — Economic development: industrialization, labor, inequality	Ep 35 Industrial Revolution
36	Coal, Steam, and the Industrial Revolution	Era 3/4	WH.6_12.1 — Science/tech: steam power, energy, technological change	Ep 36 Coal Steam
37	Imperialism: Crash Course World History	Era 3/4	WH.6_12.5 — Causes/effects: European imperialism, colonized peoples	Ep 37 Imperialism
38	Archdukes, Cynicism, and World War I	Era 4	WH.6_12.5 — Causes/effects: WWI origins, nationalism, alliances	Ep 38 Wwi
39	Communists, Nationalists, and China's Revolutions	Era 4	WH.6_12.3 — Political systems: Chinese revolution, Mao, civil war	Ep 39 China Revolution
40	World War II Part 1 — Crash Course World History	Era 4	WH.6_12.5 — Causes/effects: WWII origins, fascism, Pacific theater	Ep 40 Wwii 1
41	World War II Part 2 — The War in Europe	Era 4	WH.6_12.5 — Causes/effects: European theater, Holocaust, Allied victory	Ep 41 Wwii 2
42	USA vs USSR Fight! The Cold War	Era 4	WH.6_12.3 — Political systems: Cold War ideology, proxy conflicts	Ep 42 Cold War

---

Priority Episodes for SDA Studios

These episodes map most directly to the SDA studio sequence:

Studio 1 — Power & Belief (Era 1, WH.6_12.2 + WH.6_12.3)

• Ep 3 — Mesopotamia (Hammurabi's Code, political systems)
• Ep 6 — Buddha and Ashoka (religion and governance)
• Ep 10 — The Roman Empire (republic vs. empire, civic institutions)
• Ep 11 — Christianity from Judaism to Constantine

Studio 2 — Builders & Breakers (Era 1, WH.6_12.1 + WH.6_12.4)

• Ep 1 — Agricultural Revolution
• Ep 9 — The Silk Road
• Ep 4 — Ancient Egypt

Era 2 Studios

• Ep 13 — Islam (core Era 2 content)
• Ep 14 — The Dark Ages
• Ep 15 — The Crusades
• Ep 17 — The Mongols

Era 3 Studios

• Ep 23 — The Atlantic Slave Trade
• Ep 25 — The Protestant Reformation
• Ep 31 — Haitian Revolutions
• Ep 33 — The French Revolution
• Ep 37 — Imperialism

Era 4 Studios

• Ep 38 — WWI
• Ep 40–41 — WWII
• Ep 42 — The Cold War

---

Wiki Entry Status

Status	Meaning
stub	Entry created, transcript pending
transcript-ready	VTT downloaded and converted
complete	Full entry with transcript, timestamps, connections

#	Status
1	stub
9	stub
15	stub
23	stub
24	stub
25	stub
31	stub
33	stub
37	stub
38	stub
40	stub
41	stub
42	stub
2–8, 10–14, 16–22, 26–30, 32, 34–36, 39	pending

---

See Also

• Hammurabi
• Luther

---