For hundreds of years, Euclid's geometry disappeared with the fall of the Roman Empire. But in Constantinople, Islamic mathematicians, including Al-Khwarizmi (who gave us the word "algebra") worked long and hard on proving the Fifth Postulate.
2018-06-01 17:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post
The Viking Expansion: From Constantinople to Canada will air later in 2018!
Around 1000 CE, Leif Erikson stepped onto the shores of North America. But his settlements there were only the furthest-flung outposts of the Norse expansion. Centuries of raiding, trading, and light invading had spread Northmen from Byzantium to Greenland—and left legacies we can still see today.
2018-05-28 21:28:42 +0000 UTC View Post
The next set of trading cards are here, this time for the Empire of Mali!
Attached to this post are digital versions of the trading cards for the Savannah, Trans-Saharan Caravan, Ibn Battuta, Mansa Musa, and the Empire of Mali.
Art for these cards was created by series artist Lilienne Chan!
2018-05-25 23:32:31 +0000 UTC View PostWhat series would you like us to air on Extra History? Cast your vote(s) below and let us know! This series will air later in 2018.
This poll consists entirely of topics suggested by the $8+ patrons! You can vote for as many choices as you want!
The poll will end at 12:59 PM PT on Monday, May 28.
Current Schedule: The History of Non-Euclidean Geometry --> 1918 Flu Pandemic --> Majapahit: An Empire of Water --> Your Vote!
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2018-05-25 22:25:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Before we get into non-Euclidian geometry, we have to know: what even is geometry? What's up with the Pythagorean math cult? Who was Euclid, for that matter? And what the heck is the 5th Postulate?
2018-05-25 17:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Join the Extra History team for a Q&A this Monday, May 28 at 1pm PT! James will be present this time to answer questions about Non-Euclidean Geometry (which will start airing tomorrow with your early access pass!)
If you can't make it at that time, visit the link above and post your question there--we'll see it when we go live! You can also visit this link anytime after the stream has ended to watch the archive!
2018-05-24 20:32:19 +0000 UTC View Post
EDIT: Read more from Dan Floyd here!
As this is the Extra History Patreon, we pretty much never post Extra Credits videos in here, but today's game design episode also had some pretty big news you might want to know. Skip to 7:34 if you want to hear it in Dan's own words.
In short, Dan and Carrie are moving on to start their own new adventures, but we'll still keep making content at th...
2018-05-23 17:45:01 +0000 UTC View Post
History, and the past, can be two different concepts. Is Mansa Musa REALLY that wealthy? Did his son really die of "sleeping sickness"? It's time for Lies, featuring Robert Rath, Jac Kjellberg, and James Portnow!
2018-05-18 17:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Enjoy the beautiful music the Kiners have produced for us once again to accompany the Empire of Mali series!
2018-05-18 17:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostPlease suggest topics that you think fit the theme "Discovery." Rob Rath, the writer for this next series, wants to see what you can come up with based on this word as inspiration :)
Fill out this form to add in your suggestion!
(Suggestions must be submitted between now and 9:59pm PT on Sunday, May 20. Only one suggestion per person please! Multiple suggestions from the same ...
2018-05-17 17:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
1465. The Mali Empire is overextended, barely able to garrison its territory, and driven by internal power struggles. Sensing weakness, a new player emerges: the sorcerer-king, Sunni Ali.
2018-05-11 17:30:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Mansa Musa, the most powerful king in Mali’s history, is dead. He leaves behind an empire that covers half a million square miles, and he leaves a son who will only rule for four years.
EDIT: I formally release you from the burden of having to write a comment that does correctly point out "7:45 says 1930s." Our scripts have this written down as the 1370s. :) --Belinda
We're about to do our Extra History Q&A with James, Jac, and Rob! Come ask questions about the shows, stay awhile, and listen.
2018-04-29 23:31:34 +0000 UTC View PostJoin the Extra History team for a Q&A this Sunday, April 29 @ 5pm PT! We'll have Rob and Jac with us to answer questions.
If you can't make it at that time, visit the link above and post your question there - we'll see it when we go live! An archive will be posted after the Q&A has finished.
2018-04-27 22:09:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Mansa Musa is remembered as one of the richest people in the entire history of the world, but he also worked hard to establish the empire of Mali as a political and even religious superpower. However, his excessive wealth started creating bigger problems...
2018-04-27 17:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostWe are back on schedule with the suggestion surveys for $8+ patrons, so here is the usual form as promised :)
Please suggest topics that you think fit the theme "Discovery." (If you have already submitted a topic in this survey, I have sent you an email letting you know of this last-minute change and inviting you to submit again if you want to change your suggestion!)
Majapahit: An Empire of Water will air later in 2018!
History and myth blend like shadow puppets on a screen. In 13th century Java, Kublai Khan's fleet bears down on a young kingdom. But this small Hindu state will repel the Khan's ships, then reach beyond its borders to create a sprawling maritime kingdom. But there are many dangers for this new Indonesian empire—including corrupt rulers, surgical assassination plots, the rise of Islam, and the treasure fleets of Chinese Admiral Zheng He.&n...
2018-04-24 18:27:56 +0000 UTC View PostWhat series would you like us to air on Extra History? Cast your vote(s) below and let us know! This series will air later in 2018.
You might recognize some of the topics here! All of the topics chosen below consist of suggestions from our patrons, and topics from "close races" that were only a few votes away from winning previous polls. You can vote for as many choices as you want!
The poll will end at 11:59pm PT on Monday, April 23.
Current Schedule: 2018-04-21 04:08:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Ibn Battutah wrote a book called "The Travels," producing the only eyewitness account of the Mali Empire. So today we’re going to follow him, letting his journey teach us about how trade built the realm.
2018-04-20 17:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Sponsored by God of War! http://bit.ly/2FBqVPH Everything, from the giants' home of Jotunheim, to the primeval Vanaheim, to the mortal realm of Midgard, is connected by the tree named Yggdrasil, life to all nine worlds of Norse peoples.
(This is our last Extra M...
2018-04-20 17:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
In a tense battle over the fallen capital of the Ghana Empire, Sundiata's bow bends, the string twangs, and the arrow flies… or so the great epic of the Mandinka says. And from this battle, the Empire of Mali will be born.
2018-04-13 17:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostDue to a miscommunication/scheduling issue back in February, we forgot to give the $8+ patrons a suggestion survey during that month. To make up for this, we will run 2 suggestion surveys this month, starting with one right now!
Fill out this form to add in your suggestion for what we should cover next on Extra History. (The form will be open now until 11:59pm PT on Sunday, April 15. Only one ...
2018-04-12 23:36:59 +0000 UTC View Post
After peace was made between King Alfred and Guthrum, the Danelaw was born--a geographic area in England controlled by the Danes, but also extremely reliant on the cooperation by the Anglo-Saxons and the local Christian population.
Sponsored by Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia! http://store.steampowered.com/app/712100/Total_War_Saga_Thrones_of_Britannia/
2018-04-12 20:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Sponsored by God of War! http://bit.ly/2FBqVPH
One day, a mysterious visitor appeared among the Aesir, one of two races of Nordic gods. An epic and long war began, and yet despite the bloodshed, their war eventually gave poetry to the world.
(Patreon note: we will still be doing a 4-part series later this year per our $16k milestone that y'all helped us hit. More on that mentioned at the very beginning of the video!)
2018-04-09 17:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostWe'd like to remind everyone that no characters are harmed in the creation of our videos, not even in our most brutal Extra History episodes. Courtesy of Scott DeWitt:
A throwaway cigarette landed on a pile of cloth. 146 workers died from the resulting fire. But this tragedy motivated citizens and politicians to take a stand from workers' rights, creating a far safer world that we still live in over a century later.
2018-04-06 17:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post
The year is 865. Dragon ships push up on the shores of East Anglia. But this is no raid—it’s the Great Heathen Army. They’re not here for treasure. They’re here to found a nation.
Sponsored by Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia! 2018-04-05 20:00:28 +0000 UTC View Post
The next set of trading cards are here, this time for Genghis Khan! Attached to this post are digital versions of the trading cards for Temüjin, Hoelun, Anda (Blood Brothers), Steppe Tactics, and Genghis Khan.
Art for these cards was created by series artist Nick DeWitt!
2018-04-02 03:20:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is the segment of the show where we talk about the things we didn't have time to cover in the main animated show! It's LIES!
2018-03-30 17:37:48 +0000 UTC View Post