Legacy - The Origins of Civilization

Name: Legacy - The Origins of Civilization
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1991-08-13
Rating: 10
Cast: Michael Wood

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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, Central America, and Western Europe. Each journey offers surprising perspectives on questions that matter today-about the environment, the individual, society, and spirituality.

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StatusEnded

First AiredAugust 13, 1991

Last AiredSeptember 24, 1991

Seasons1

Episodes6

TypeScripted

Origin CountryUnited Kingdom

Original LanguageEnglish

Spoken LanguagesEnglish

Keywords

ancient history

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Last Episode

S1 E6 • 9/24/1991

The Barbarian West

Now adopted nearly all over the globe, the modern Western ideas of individualism, property, and purposeful history trace their roots to Christianity, Greco-Roman humanism, and Germanic social values.