When Ancient History Gets POLITICIZED

It's strange when events that happened thousands of years ago are brought into play during political fights in the modern world. But it happens. In this video, Dr. M discusses how and why. CONTENTS 00:00 Introduction 05:24 Using Ancient History to Establish a Race or Ethnicity as Superior 15:37 Using Ancient History to Promote Ethnic Nationalism 24:21 Using Ancient History to Claim Land 36:16 Using Ancient History to Win the Culture War Credit: Andronovo chariot art is by Christian Sloan Hall for Aryan invasion video     • Aryan Invasion of India: Myth or Reality?   ►LEAVE A COMMENT We would love to hear your thoughts about the video. Please be civil to the other commenters. If your comment does not appear, try again with different words. YouTube sometimes glitches and comments don't go through. Or they might flag your comment as potentially inappropriate. ►SIGN UP for Professor Miano's classes here: https://mianoacademy.org/courses/davi... ►JOIN Professor Miano's expedition to Egypt here: https://adeptexpeditions.com/tours/eg... ►DOWNLOAD Professor Miano's free e-booklet: "Why Ancient History Matters": https://mailchi.mp/a402112ea4db/why-a... ► SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL Supporters get access to behind-the-scenes videos, early-release videos, course discounts and more!   / worldofantiquity   ►PURCHASE Professor Miano's handy guide for learning, "How to Know Stuff": https://www.amazon.com/How-Know-Stuff... Follow Professor Miano on social media: ►FACEBOOK:   / drdavidmiano   ►TWITTER:   / drdavidmiano   ►INSTAGRAM:   / drmiano   ► FURTHER READING https://www.smithsonianmag.com/histor... https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/s... https://sci-hub.se/https://doi.org/10... https://sci-hub.se/10.1038/nature23310 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/s... https://sci-hub.se/https://doi.org/10... https://www.haaretz.com/science-and-h... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23241... https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25079... https://sci-hub.se/10.1163/1568527025... https://sci-hub.se/10.1163/156852712X... https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi... FTC Disclaimer Notice: Some of the links here may be affiliate links, meaning that if you click on them and purchase something on another website, I get a small commission. It doesn't cost you any extra, but I thought you should know! It does help support the channel.