A very brief summary of Western history. This, Part 2, covers roughly A.D. 1000-1700. Includes Norman conquest, Battle of Hastings, Renaissance, Black Death, Gutenberg, Columbus, the Catholic Church, the Reformation, American colonies, Scientific Revolution, and the Enlightenment. To help us make more free videos, go to http://www.patreon.com/SangerAcademy
Part 1, ancient and Middle Ages: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTaY3mg06sU&index=1&list=PL9hu1tMobUDLFvdcWIruDAyOHhbloLRTL
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6YVN9Uzxv0
It's a great idea to make five quick one-fact bitts a few hours before an edition is posted. But this suggestion might sound difficult. It needn't be. Here's how to do it and do a good job.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-7z5RBq1Xk
A very basic intro to the United States, for young children. Covers such topics as the branches of government, a few states, a few big cities, regions (e.g., the Northeast), geographical features, industries typical to different cities, geographical regions (e.g., the Great Plains), famous parks, famous monuments, and a little about sports and food.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJVxNfjwP-U
Count to 100 in less than a minute! My voice is synched with many different numerals. I made this for my little boy. He likes it. Hope you do too! I'm licensing this file CC-by-sa and including it on WatchKnowLearn.org.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PUVVXZLIrY
Why think Western civilization is in a moral decline, and why does it matter? We in the West are falling in a moral abyss. We are in mid-fall. It’s been long since we careened off the precipice, though we have not hit bottom. Poetic language is vague, so let me explain what I mean.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVWrXYRWGqA
The first is "Ora Stor a' Ghra," a Neilly Boyle highland, and the second is a reel that I thought was "Jig Away the Donkey" but apparently a lot of tunes have that name. Anyway it comes from Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh and Frankie Kennedy. Got away from me in places, sorry. ;-)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkIj4GoncNQ
Want to help update the news on Infobitt, but not sure how to go about doing it? Here's a tutorial. Just dive in and you'll figure it out—it's not hard!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bz0yUfjUVgY