Legacy - The Origins of Civilization
1991 ★ 10.0 1 Season EN
Documentary
What can the past teach us about the present? Come along as charismatic historian Michael Wood (The Story of India) travels the globe to trace the origins of six great civilizations: Iraq, India, China, Egypt, …
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Ep 1 1991-08-13
Iraq - The Cradle of Civilization
In places like Uruk and Eridu in modern-day Iraq, humans founded the first cities nearly …
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Ep 2 1991-08-20
India - Empire of the Spirit
Beginning 5,000 years ago, the "Land of the Seven Rivers" cultivated a tradition of nonviolence, …
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Ep 3 1991-08-27
China - The Mandate of Heaven
With great thinkers such as Confucius and Lao-Tzu, the Chinese conceived a civilization reflecting cosmic …
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Ep 4 1991-09-10
Egypt - The Habit of Civilization
In the world's first great nation, the annual flooding of the Nile conferred not only …
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Ep 5 1991-09-17
Central America - The Burden of Time
Independent of great civilizations elsewhere, the Maya and Aztecs developed a violent, fatalistic culture, envisioning …
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Ep 6 1991-09-24
The Barbarian West
Now adopted nearly all over the globe, the modern Western ideas of individualism, property, and …
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First Air Date
1991-08-13
Last Air Date
1991-09-24
Status
Ended
Language
EN
Seasons
1
Total Episodes
6
Rating
10.0 / 10
Votes
2
Network
ITV1
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