How Did Ancient Farmers Start a Superpower?
This full-length history documentary in 4K covers the entire history of Mexico from the first peoples and the domestication of maize to the rise of the Olmec civilization, Teotihuacan, the Maya, the Aztec Empire, the Spanish conquest, colonial New Spain, independence, revolution, and the birth of the modern Mexican state 🇲🇽.
📖 Explore 13,000 years of history in a calm, immersive format perfect for history lovers, students, and anyone who enjoys history for sleep 😴.
Learn how ancient farmers created the foundation for one of the world’s great civilizations, how cities like Tenochtitlan became centers of power, and how centuries of empires, conquest, religion, and resistance shaped a nation’s identity.
✨ This is the story of Mexico told from the very beginning, with detailed narration, rich historical context, and beautiful visuals, making it ideal for relaxing, studying, or falling asleep to history.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:28 The First Peoples of Mexico
05:07 The Olmec Civilization
11:09 Teotihuacan and the Zapotecs
17:21 The Maya Civilization
23:19 The Toltecs and the Rise of the Aztecs
28:08 Mesoamerican Religion and Worldview
33:54 Hernán Cortés and the Fall of Tenochtitlan
39:34 The Birth of New Spain
45:23 Evangelization and the Catholic Church
50:55 Colonial Society and the Castas System
56:44 Indigenous Resistance and Cultural Survival
01:01:44 The Bourbon Reforms and Growing Unrest
01:08:04 The Grito de Dolores and Uprising
01:13:33 The War of Independence
01:19:09 The First Mexican Empire
01:25:02 The Early Republic and Federalism vs. Centralism
01:31:04 The Texas Rebellion and the Mexican-American War
01:36:23 The Reform Era and La Reforma
01:41:49 The French Intervention and Emperor Maximilian
01:46:31 Benito Juárez and the Liberal Republic
01:51:50 The Porfiriato: Order and Progress
01:57:02 The Mexican Revolution Begins
02:03:38 Revolutionary Leaders: Zapata, Villa, Carranza
02:09:14 The Constitution of 1917 and Post-Revolution Reform
02:15:40 The Rise of the PRI and State Control
02:20:41 1968 and the Student Movement
02:25:41 Neoliberalism, NAFTA, and Economic Shifts
02:31:15 The Drug War, Democracy, and 21st Century Challenges
02:37:21 Outro
Wow I love this.
Mexico is making a comeback!! It is right now becoming a global powerhouse!! What is even better is that Mexico is a peaceful country! The last thing we need is a war hungry powerhouse country, this world already has too many of those
This mf just said we ate dogs tf he know about us how tf is a white mf going to tell us about our history dogs were killed and laid next to the body of their owner so the dog would guide is through the after life
very good 4k
Wow got alot of facts but also wrong in alot of things as just say i am deep in the true history of my people so many lies told by well i can keep going so ill leave it as that
lol nahuas not aztects aztects is spainers word for nahuas so much untold n tons not true only tre told by the spainers u also got alot of words wrong or cant say them. Plus after all we was made slaves n they brought over alot of black people to help us with slavery it would takes weeks to tell the full truth
Thats the name sainers gave her her real name is dulanci not virgen marry. N the l is soft u dont say the l in nahuatl u say it as nahuats but spelt nahuatl the l is soft ok im done alot of wrong n fake info
This is plagued with incorrect information
Mexican investment basket ball
I would appreciate the videon on Habsburgs – Austria empire, which was very important and influencial.