American History in 60 seconds
Expansion of the United States Map 1763 - Present
Showing posts with label YouTube Gems. Show all posts
Showing posts with label YouTube Gems. Show all posts
Friday, December 18, 2015
American History - YouTube Gems
Gems? There were only a couple that qualified: short and based on map animations.
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
World History (Empires) - YouTube Gems
Five Great History Animations worthy of special mention. Four of these listed below feature maps that expand and collapse thru time. The fifth animation uses an “empire sized by circle” approach in which bubbles grow and pop off "children” - Very unusual but the in-depth attention to historical detail is amazing.
Top 10 Largest Empires
Very informative
History Of The Empires
^ Actually just focused on the Mediterranean and Middle East Regions but still informative
The History of the World's Civilizations in 2 Minutes
History of Europe - 6013 years in 3 minutes
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
U.S. Railroads and Interurbans - YouTube Gems
U.S. Railroad History Map 1830 - 1990s
Nicely made short documentary
Why The U.S. Has The Worst Public Transit System
Interurban Railway Systems
Top Notch Investigative Journalism
“creating a whole new mindset... eliminate rail alternatives.. GM hit list”
Monday, December 14, 2015
World Religions - YouTube Gems
Interactive maps are great but sometimes a short video can present the info in a more compelling way. YouTube is chock full of crap but there are gems aplenty as well.
History of Religions
Timeline on bottom is a nice touch
How Religion Spread Around the World
^ Fantastic!
1300 Years of Islamic History in 3 Minutes
^ Very Nicely Done
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