The Silk Road and Ancient Trade: Crash Course World History #9

The Silk Road and Ancient Trade: In which John Green teaches you about the so-called Silk Road, a network of trade routes where goods such as ivory, silver, iron, wine, and yes, silk were exchanged across the ancient world, from China to the West. Along with all these consumer goods, things like disease and ideas made the trip as well. As is his custom, John ties the Silk Road to modern life, and the ways that we get our stuff today.
Chapters:
Introduction: The Journey of a T-Shirt 00:00
What Was the Silk Road? 1:03
Nomads, Caravans, and Traders 3:31
The Rise of Silk 4:36
An Open Letter to Billionaires 5:41
Economic Impact of the Silk Road 6:22
The Silk Road and Buddhism 6:40
The Silk Road and Disease 8:20
Credits 9:22
Resources:
Life Along the Silk Road by Susan Whitfield: bit.ly/3xmfdTv
The Silk Road: 2000 Years in the Heart of Asia: bit.ly/36dGTic
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[@Anniecheng2002]

John, you're wrong. I have a test today, not tomorrow.

[@liamtalksgamingandvlogd5968]

Annie Cheng lol

[@nydiacabrera9798]

yeah same bc according to the time it's 12:41 AM gotta love last minute studying !!!

[@firedblaze2778]

My names john my exams tommorow today is my birthday

[@yeltaysaccount2335]

Annie Cheng he means people who have a test don’t take this people who have a test tomorrow so sirecly

[@taakotuesdays]

Jokes on you, my test was yesterday

[@urockit2011]

The end of this episode hits a little different in 2020

[@brinleybruening1344]

Good luck to everyone with their AP tests tomorrow

[@lilywilliams9429]

that is why i am here lol

[@ishakhan4152]

Lily Williams i’m watching all of his videos rn

[@loganhaynes9568]

Isha Khan same

[@lilywilliams9429]

@@ishakhan4152 well all i am going to say is good luck to you!

[@lilywilliams9429]

@@loganhaynes9568 good luck tomorrow!!!

[@Yas-tj3zg]

"People who have a test tomorrow" Time to binge watch 42 10-13 minute episodes about AP World History because we need to learn about how to write essays and choose the right multiple choice answers with all of this information. Sounds about right. No stress there. COMPLETELY. FINE.

[@zellarsDD777]

I think that the "People who have a test tomorrow" category on your pie chart is a little larger than that

[@LikaproCGamer]

zellarsDD777 yes its much MUCH bigger then that

[@zellarsDD777]

It's interesting how many people upvoted this comment around finals time. I guess it is true.

[@quinncowden2711]

zellarsDD777 or those who have AP tests coming up

[@silverstreak241]

Quinn R. Conrad Or those who have AP tests tomorrow...

[@penguiatiator]

Red yup that's meeeee!!!! (And you i guess... FINE) :)

[@YoshisVGM]

"People who have a test tomorrow." Yup that's me. Specifically, the AP World History exam. Crash course cramming!

[@MultiInko]

same!

[@SwirlytheSnail]

Me too! Good luck! :)

[@MultiInko]

Zachary Alejandro not yoshi but that ap exam was SOOOO easy and thanks to john i remembered info about Islam and indian empires to answer that last essay everyone had trouble with

[@YoshisVGM]

Oh definitely. The AP test was quite a bit easier than what I was anticipating and the essays were all relatively easy.

[@danivb16]

Cramming before finals today :3

[@sarahweber2597]

All the AP World History students(me) frantically rewatching all of John Green's videos to study lol

[@CelinaYTChannel]

Sarah W I'm in apworld now.. just wanna check up and see how the test went for u

[@renchesandsords]

Me watching this in 2020: soo, you're telling me we're screwed with the COVID19?

[@cgidurst1741]

Modified test time

[@Michael-jh3hx]

They changed how the test will be done

[@irelandevr4046]

It's getting worse here in Maine where I live. People are starting to tweak out. 😑

[@therightflyer7806]

yes and u just then found that out

[@tranquilitytravels2994]

This is a good use of quarantine time.

[@taras5315]

my teacher doesn't even teach us anymore, she just shows my class these videos

[@steveaguilar7510]

mine too

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(tax dollars) (the finest of tax dollars at work)

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Ikr same these videos are awesome

[@ashleyteece4237]

That’s awful

[@user-ne7zm8oz2z]

These videos are easier to understand than school.

[@stealthwolf1]

I vote we replace teachers with genetic clones of John Green

[@Noxshus]

You're the only one with the money to do it, but you have my vote Mr. Wayne.

[@renapope1500]

I'll tell my biotech class about it and we'll work it out. . . #magswag

[@jrguniverse]

Yea lol, he is more fun and entertaining lol. I hate reading from the text book :)

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Bruce Wayne YEEEEEEEESSSSSSS

[@superawesomegamerlureman5861]

i second that

[@sg3428]

This is probably the third time I am watching World History in past 6 years, that’s how much I like this series. Thanks John Green!

[@ShigginDaulf]

Am I the only one who doesn't have a test tomorrow and just wants to learn more about history? I can't be the only one

[@bennetla10]

Im watching these at work, so I'm right there with you! History for the sake of History!

[@stoplight2554]

i just like history, no tests, and im not a billonare

[@stoplight2554]

i just like history, no tests, and im not a billonare

[@rickrhymz3242]

history for the sake of it rulez im with ya

[@julietterobertson731]

I'm homeschooled *no haters please* And I do this for extra work. I love crash course. it helps me get into focus

[@samcrosbie6120]

i can't believe this is the guy who wrote The fault in our stars

[@jeffreysmyk1718]

+Cassandra Crosbie haha

[@samcrosbie6120]

Lol

[@jeffreysmyk1718]

I swear there is like 10 John Greens

[@johnvonshepard9373]

+Cassandra Crosbie The Fault in our Star was Gay!!

[@vince1987]

I knew him before fault in our stars and mind blown when i found out.

[@moon540]

I'm just here for the fun. Also, most people are here to study... Unless you are the Mongols.

[@sovietspyy6021]

Ba dum tissss

[@TheSecondVersion]

I watch these while I eat because JG talking about food and trade makes me hungry

[@bennygoodmanisgod]

Magnamagma ha I'm a mongol who knew

[@abbyc4779]

*[Mongoltage]*

[@shmeh3896]

oof

[@frappes_]

#PeopleWithATestTomorrowSquad Where you at?

[@saltysays]

BezerkCrafter ((Over here))

[@jendi1217]

whats good

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BezerkCrafter midterm tomorrow👍🏽

[@readingrainbow417]

Lol what's good?

[@autumngutierrez6677]

BezerkCrafter me same test tommorow

[@seanbaker555]

Excuse Mr. Green but the test is actually next period.

[@echo-1251]

Your forgetting about the 1% of people who watch this on a Saturday because they actually want to learn.

[@LifeofLaur]

Ayyyy same

[@gregjang5402]

kota hawking That is exactly what I am doing right now... on a saturday....

[@thomask2006]

kota hawking I watch this for entertainment

[@jalahmoore8834]

Greg Jang same.

[@hetpatel4406]

kota - true. Coincidentally I saw this comment and video on a Saturday.

[@abbyagust]

"Unless you are- wait for it, The Mongols."

[@ThoughtsofGarrick]

I'm here because I have a test tomorrow, John you were on point.

[@CelestineTheConfused]

I laughed when I saw that because it was true. XD

[@timothyreilly4688]

+Thoughts of Garrick lol i have the ap test

[@skykrasher4475]

Glad I’m not the only one

[@japes9999]

I JUST REALLY ENJOY LEARNING OKAY DAD?

[@uwespathan9472]

This series is quite entertaining and people really learn a lot from them. Thank you, John Greene and the rest of the Crash Course crew.

[@nostradamusofgames5508]

dont mind me im just here to learn on my own free will :3

[@netserivry5561]

me too!

[@andrewvasquez2164]

needs

[@2b-coeur]

+patrick Katalenas Me too ^u^

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+patrick Katalenas same

[@EASYTIGER10]

+patrick Katalenas Me too. For me, learning something interesting is like eating a good meal. You come away fuller and satisfied. But without the indigestion.

[@cabgirl4971]

Y’all i hope i don’t fail this AP exam tomorrow please pray for me omfg

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Lmao sameeeeee

[@MichaelOrgunov]

@@Dhdjdjcjc sameee

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Same

[@OReily08080]

We'll do great you guys

[@MichaelOrgunov]

@@OReily08080 Yea if I learn how to write a dbq and leq in under an hour...

[@xenosmoke8915]

2019, who is rewatching the series for the millionth time and is really thinking about getting that Tshirt?

[@DoctorCyberpony]

I'm a professional historian (well.... in a year) I watch this because I want to be sure I know world history, I know American history like a champ, but I've not had a really good world history professor so it helps to watch someone who can actually teach world history to brush up on it.

[@pulanceyt]

I do have a test tommorow.Damn

[@pulanceyt]

Yea and btw, i did not take it.I was sick. But i was fully armed!!!

[@williamlangdon1132]

anybody watching in quarantine?

[@HistoryTime]

Hey everybody. I've just started a youtube page on history battles. So far I've got one on Carrhae, and one on Brunanburh. Next one is Ayn Jalut. Will be uploading every week. Thanks!

[@cadenkulas8446]

To those below arguing about the end to Mongol expansion: The reason Mongols stopped expanding was largely due to the fact that the Khans died at very inconvenient times, and the khans death meant all his potential heirs had to drive their hordes back to Mongolia. The empire also fractured into 4 Khanates. For instance (in the Persian khanate/IL khanate), the Mongols were poised to decimate Cairo, but pulled back to settle the khans death and left less than 10,000 IL khanate and Persian troops to face a much larger Mamluk army, the first Mongolian defeat ever. The Golden Horde of eastern Europe fell into disorganization and focused on its control of what is now Russia, while the Lithuanians reconquered there poorly managed lands in the west with the support of local rus rebels. The great Khanate of China and Mongolia adopted Chinese culture and suffered major military failures in their invasions of japan under Kublai Khan, largely due to the weather(the "kamikaze" winds that sunk thousands of Mongol ships, which were Chinese river junks poorly outfitted for naval travel to save time). The Mongols also invaded Vietnam, but Vietnamese generals produced a book for all of their subjects on guerilla warfare, a book later used against American invasion, and managed to fight off the Mongols. After all, horses aren't that great in a jungle. The eastern Golden Horde and The Chagatai Khanate just below it cover the central Asia west of china, what is now Kazakhstan and it's neighbors (the other _stans). These territories became part of the Timurid empire, founded by Tamerlane (Timor the Lame, as he was crippled in a hunting accident), who was a fierce steppe warrior that ,after years of skirmishing, settled down and made the beautiful capital city of Samarkand. Samarkand was filled with bits and pieces of cultures that Tamerlane had annihilated for their defiance. While Islam became the religion of Mongols in Persia, Tamerlane's empire introduced it to central Asia. At its height, the Mongol had conquered all of central Asia, lowland china, parts of southeast Asia, northern India, southern Siberia, eastern Europe, and the Asian middle east. The best way to avoid mogul invasion was to be fantastically resilient, have good luck and bad weather, have the Sahara desert between you and them, a dead Khan, or be on a whole different continent. If none of these applied to a nation, then chance are it was conquered. So the empire had a gradual decline and was reconquered by other steppe people like the Timurids, Turks, and Manchurians who took advantage of an empire that dissolved into the people it conquered. Mongol influence ,however, lasted long after the empire's decline. The largest battle of medieval Europe , Tannenburg/Grunwald, between the Teutonic order and Polo-Lithuanians, was won largely due to the Mongol cavalry and tactics the Lithuanians employed.(the battle had nearly 90,000 man, over half were mounted, the rest were militia from Poland and Lithuania, Russian subjects, or rebels from the Baltic) Also, you might notice that during the later periods of European history, people opt for the sabre instead of the broadsword. The sabre was faster and better from horseback, a Mongol innovation. There are countless other examples of how they spread tech and shaped the world today, the most alarming being that 1 in 200 people has Genghis Khan himself as an ancestor, which implies that countless more people have unrecorded Mongol ancestors.

[@samb8860]

Screenshotted incase i ever need this lol

[@mahaliewilliams6217]

Omg, I do have the apwh test tomorrow 😫

[@Bruh-fc9dv]

How'd it go

[@JellyBellyEllie22]

HE'S RIGHT I DO HAVE A TEST TOMORROW.

[@jagmeet261]

I truly respect your efforts here. My granddad was History and Political Science major and i have heard lot of stories as a kid, which were disconnected. You here make things concise and narrate in a very gripping way. Thank you. Good Job! I would take the liberty of giving you a suggestion if its any worth to you: Kindly expand upon these history lessons that you have already made, you yourself say that history is so much and you only have a little amount of time. Today in an era of voracious content consumption i believe history delivered through a channel like yours can do wonders; you know it you said so in your first video :) and its not just about history, like you mentioned about greatness and how we attribute it to whom we want, it is ideals like such that we learn from history not just the storyline that need to be kept alive. yours obidiently

[@poponachtschnecke]

"...people who have a test tomorrow..." - jaw drops, head turns >:-O

[@joshbray4570]

*90% of people cram for their APWH exam* *9% only watch this for fun* *1% actually watch these & reads the materials ready too pass*

[@sabinegray1450]

Test tomorrow? Pshh. Test today!🙋

[@p_snorted]

I have to say you really help me out a lot. I realize it's 4 am, in the summer, and I should go do literally anything else but your videos are so great YOU ARE THE ONE THING THAT KEEPS HISTORY INTERESTING thank you John Green, Stan Muller, Raoul Meyer, and everyone else who helped keep my grades from forgetting to be awesome.

[@tomisin]

THE SPACE FOR "THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE A TEST TOMORROW" IS MUCH BIGGER THAN THAT

[@kaylawoody6079]

I fall under people who have a test tomorrow unfortunately. AP world is gonna be the cause of my death.

[@bmazin1377]

Why do you have a test already

[@nadiaqutob]

+Kayla Woody ^same

[@zythedreamer7075]

+Nadia Qutob whats the name of his intro song????

[@matiasvega4191]

+Kayla Woody Final on Tuesday!!

[@berryblossom9322]

Same

[@dannycampbell9855]

"This machine kills Fascists." I like that :')

[@theflyinglatinoman6106]

Huh, I thought more people would be in the "People who have a test tomorrow" category.

[@Co91Le]

I so love how John can bring Harry Potter in all kinds of contexts. Absolut amazement. I love Crash Course.

[@gviller2213]

Have an assignment on ancient china. Thank god for crash course

[@emiliew5553]

john you have to know that most of my teachers have made worksheets based off of your videos. you have been my homework on multiple occasions.

[@lumeme9352]

My mum trying to home-school me: These shirts see more of the world than we do. Me: *_But they can't see, they don't have eyes..._* (0:30)

[@jennyahaha1395]

To all Ap Students: WE GOT THIS, WE WILL SURVIVE AND THRIVE!!!

[@bellakoenig1870]

As it turns out you can get 30 out of 70 multiple choice correct and two 4s and one 5(on a scale of 9)on the essays and get a 3 on this exam so I hope that lifts your spirit a little bit

[@kianibell48]

you gave me hope

[@lucerlu5224]

thank you for the hope

[@izzyd4782]

+Bella Koenig Thank you!!!! That DBQ is gonna kill me tho

[@MsLindsayBoo]

This is a great series and this is one of the best video of the bunch. I keep returning to it to catch little details I may have missed. Thanks for posting these and making them easy to watch.

[@madi846]

i wish i was a billionaire and not someone who just has a test later

[@legoyoda9]

HEY! I have a test tomorrow... Thank God For Crash Course

[@roninelenion4805]

For those of you taking the AP World History test tomorrow, good luck guys!

[@gillian6651]

You too, may the history be with you.

[@CrokedBlueCreeper101]

I got the test tomorrow and I still don't have all the content for it ;_;

[@calebmatson9737]

Thanks I'm gonna need it

[@roninelenion4805]

If you can read this comment, then congratulations for surviving.

[@gillian6651]

+Ronin Elenion I'm a survivor! Although the test did make me sick...

[@joaoabegao2888]

No test on history, doing a masters on ecology and training bicepts and tricepts at the gym while listening to this playlist on history! Well done John and team!

[@mellongbottom]

I know this comment is irrelevant and you'll never read it Mr. Green but I've been a vlog brothers fan for many years but never checked out Crash Course until yesterday.. and I love it! I wish I would have taken learning about history more seriously in high school because I find it so interesting now! Thank you for making these!

[@foxareocean3645]

"People who have a test tomorrow" damn feel like hes attacking me💀🤣🤣

[@victormoncada807]

good luck on the ap tommorow guys!

[@freddyreyes1783]

Thank you lol

[@UnicornSmokes]

+Victor Moncada thanks, ill need it

[@freddyreyes1783]

+evilclownattack every ap student taking the exam takes it the same day, tomorrow

[@sabanoorrahman]

+Victor Moncada yep, just got done with the twitter session and now I'm binge watching crash course :)

[@kittykat543219876]

Why does the exam have to be 8 in the morning?

[@abbeyburt8724]

wow this guy literally makes learning more fun and his dad jokes are actually funny thx for the help mr green

[@AsellusPrimus]

Ahhh feels so nice to watch this in my leisure time, with no test looming... I might be a geek.

[@TheSilver2001]

If you are watching this like I am, for your own enjoyment and the pleasure of learning history, good job!

[@chi2om]

It's so true! I DO have a test tomorrow ^.^

[@YesbuttNo]

What up Chisom

[@chi2om]

Where u at? Caio misses u

[@gillian6651]

When you realize you are going to fail the AP Exam....

[@katherinenguyen4482]

gurl I realized that since the beginning of the year 😂😭

[@rezquasmith8134]

+I'm Katy Haha, I am hoping for a 3 to get credit but that'll depend on how the cramming goes. Put the videos at 1.25 speed and you can cram faster. Good luck!

[@acousticctrash]

+I'm Katy same. I am prepared to fail though...

[@Slowduke1230]

2 hours... Let's do this

[@noahjackson230]

What's an AP exam?

[@elliot1428]

"people who have a test tomorrow" this is literally the only studying i've done for the world history ap exam tomorrow lol

[@CsDanex21]

You're not alone

[@emielie1323]

+Emmy Zhao Same tbh lolz them essays though I dunno what they'll be like

[@ilovemelikeyouall]

Yep, I've got a test tomorrow, got that right ND IM STRESSIN OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@BirdRaiserE]

"Oh god it's going to chase me isnt it OW" Classic

[@avadonians6067]

did I hear "people who have a test tomorrow"? hi I've got the AP World Exam tomorrow morning at 8am and I have to finish reviewing this entire series props to John Green for literally saving the lives of WHAP students EVERYWHERE btw he's the real mvp

[@MymilanitalyBlogspot]

I *ADORE* your videos, thanks so much for another great one.

[@bencabot2995]

CRASH COURSE IS THE BEST

[@bulletlowksta]

me when i realized how old this video is O_O

[@a.a6288]

So true.These videos help a lot, and I only watch them before my tests.

[@Prabhjeet]

these courses are just amazing......thankyou so....much for this initiative...

[@MoonarEclipse]

i actually have a 1400 word paper due by midnight tonight so that's the real reason why i'm here

[@daniyalhassan7441]

Me 2

[@ellabella6850]

what the hell me too

[@petrmaly9087]

I love the fact that a statue of budha was found in a viking grave.

[@pierceconnor9347]

Where and when?

[@petrmaly9087]

Helgo Island, lake Maralen, Sweden, I dont know when exactly this was found, there were many artefacts, the research started in 1954

[@tayyipmostafa3236]

Why would people dislike such an informative and entertaining video?

[@egretion]

I am recovering from a bone marrow transplant and have been watching Crash Course. The first one I watched was in the psychology series: Consciousness, where Hank talks about how texting and driving is so distracting and can lead you to hit a cyclist on her bike and ruin her life..which is why I just had a bone marrow transplant = to heal the leg that lost so much bone when I got smushed! I was hooked, and thank you guys for helping me recover from my injuries, stay sane and learn!!

[@dennyjames2188]

This video helped me do my homework, and my teacher actually showed this in class!

[@link523100]

“People who have a test tomorrow” I LITERALLY HAVE THE MIDTERM AAAAAHHHH

[@zenaidavazquez1293]

Omg i have a huge APnworls history test tomorrow and i totally forgot about it and this is what I’m watching

[@Moonspirit3]

XD people who have a test tomorrow! Me right now cramming for the exam tomorrow. Good Luck for every else who's also cramming for this exam!

[@claytonbuggs8833]

good luck, I think we're all in the same boat...

[@kittykat543219876]

"We're all in this together" - as quoted from HSM

[@rachelyoder4998]

+anni collantes Good luck:) I'm cramming as well!

[@MsJ2000]

same man

[@sarabone9982]

anni collantes thank you so much

[@barbaramolas8527]

You guys are great, thank you for sharing your talent and spreading History in the way it deserves

[@AbethClaire]

im totally here because i have an exam tomorrow, thanks for calling me out, john green.

[@Awsomegamerss]

Im here cuz i love learning. and since school is about to begin a fun quick refresher is nice.

[@RiversideInsight]

I watched the first minute of this video and subscribed to your channel, good stuff!

[@Lahmisbetter]

I just notice that he wrote fault in our stars

[@adam3496]

"People who have a test tomorrow", most self-aware phrase i have ever heard

[@pigeonlegs7738]

"people who have test tomorrow" I'M SCREAMING

[@autumngutierrez6677]

pigeon in a box same

[@tempelhoff1]

Nice! Most enjoyable and informative

[@edwardliu111]

I want to go to bed, but I'm having too much fun learning.

[@syncmaster915n]

Little known fact: paper, not silk, was the most sought after item on the eastern portion of the Silk Road during the Tang Dynasty period. Some oasis towns along the Silk Road even used blank paper (in bulk) as currencies.

[@thereincarnated4961]

I'm in middle school and I'm watching Crash Course History apparntly

[@stephaniefields3425]

Awesome video. Definitely subscribing. I love the red shell chasing you!

[@gabrielsanchez1135]

Gotta watch this whole series for AP

[@danielgiangrande2131]

+Gabriel Sanchez Me too, tests in a week

[@katherinenguyen4482]

Test is in exactly 13 hours

[@gabrielsanchez1135]

+Katherine Nguyen good luck

[@katherinenguyen4482]

Good luck to you too

[@alisonjay5522]

Ap world test tomorrow awh yaeh!!!!!

[@jaysonsaavedra1447]

Alison Jay HECK YEAH!

[@ilikemusic2726]

Alison Jay same!

[@olivia4087]

+Alison Jay omg same bruh

[@TheDemonsunleashed]

+Alison Jay AP MIDTERM!

[@alisonjay5522]

good luck!!! Mendez

[@grafforbust]

Get drunk or high or both and watch this. It's the best thing ever. I never thought learning could be this enjoyable. I might need to come back and watch these but this is awesome.

[@grafforbust]

***** Dude. You need to see a therapist.

[@grafforbust]

***** I pity you. Seriously get help, you need it.

[@grafforbust]

***** Your pathology is showing.

[@Finamuzz2]

I do have a test tomorrow, and this helped a lot.. thanks

[@kaylamiguel3146]

Ap exam on Thursday let's go!!

[@colepark3r]

1 year later...Let's go!!! lmao

[@worldtopc]

pov your looking this video up because your teacher won’t play it another time.

[@asmarinifitria9588]

I'm not a grammar nazi, billionaire, muggle quidditch player or a person who have a test tomorrow but I still watch crash course history.

[@chronicskeptic]

You are creating an amazing content!! Thank youu! :D

[@kidtsunami3993]

5:36 Mr.Putin, I just want to state.. Stan wrote that joke 😂

[@GwenApMannanan]

Some of the things said about Mahayana Buddhism were pretty inaccurate. It's not simply about praying to have a nice rebirth and worshiping the Buddha. You don't 'worship' the Buddha in that sense of the world and the goal is still to free yourself from samsara, but instead of working to do this only for yourself, you do so with the intention of benefiting all sentient life simultaneously. The largest defining difference is the Bodhisattva path in which you dedicate yourself to a path based upon compassion for others instead of simply freeing yourself from samsara the way the do in Theravada Buddhism. The idea is that by practicing compassion you become more and more selfless which brings out your own Buddha-mind more and more and you acquire much greater amounts of merit and purify your karma much more fully through this practice. But the focus is always more upon helping others and relieving their suffering instead of focusing on freeing yourself alone from suffering.

[@williamhsieh2419]

After the Buddha died, his followers developed many different interpretations of his teachings. Although the Buddha had forbidden people to worship him, some began to teach that he was a god. Some Buddhists also began to believe that many people could become Buddhas. These potential Buddhas, called bodhisattvas, could choose to give up nirvana and work to save humanity through good works and self- sacrifice. The new ideas changed Buddhism from a religion that emphasized individual discipline to a mass religion that offered salvation to all and allowed popular worship. By the first century AD, Buddhists had divided over the new doctrines. Those who accepted them belonged to the Mahayana sect. Those who held to to the Buddha's stricter, original teachings belonged to the Theravada sect. This is also called the Hinayana sect, but Theravada is preferred. Source: HOLT McDOUGAL ANCIENT WORLD HISTORY Textbook Chapter 7 Section 2 (Trade Spreads Indian Religions and Culture)

[@abbyfrazier839]

he was right i have a test tmrw and homework notes on this video