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Let op! Geen NL ondertitels. Andrew Marr's History of the World is a 2012 BBC documentary television series presented by Andrew Marr that covers 70,000 years of world history from before the beginning of human civilisation, as African nomadic peoples spread out around the world and settled down to become the first farmers, up to the twentieth century, in June of 1998 S1 E1 - Survival March 14, 2021 52min TV-PG This review of human history begins by recalling humanity's nomadic ancestors as they spread around the world and settled down to become the first farmers and townspeople. S1 E2 - Age of Empire March 14, 2021 50min TV-PG Examining how the foundations of the modern world were laid by the first great empires, such as the Assyrians and Alexander the Great. S1 E3 - The Word and the Sword March 14, 2021 51min TV-PG Charting the spiritual revolutions that shook the world between 300 BC and 700 AD, such as Ashoka's turn to Buddhism and the rise of Christianity and Islam. S1 E4 - Into the Light March 14, 2021 52min TV-PG Recalling the importance of Viking exploration and the rise of Islam in the centuries after the fall of the Roman Empire and before Europe emerged from the Dark Ages into the Renaissance. S1 E5 - Age of Plunder March 14, 2021 50min TV-PG The rise of European capitalism is chronicled, from an age of piracy that began in the aftermath of Columbus' discovery of America to the creation of limited companies and stock exchanges by British and Dutch businessmen. S1 E6 - Revolution March 14, 2021 50min TV-PG Political uprisings of the 17th and 18th centuries are recalled, including the French and American revolutions. Also, the impact of the Scientific Revolution, which changed how humans saw themselves in the universe. S1 E7 - Age of Industry March 14, 2021 50min TV-PG A look back at the sweeping impact of the Industrial Revolution, which upended the old agricultural order around much of the world and led to bitter conflicts between modernizers and those who rejected the new way of life. S1 E8 - Age of Extremes March 14, 2021 53min TV-PG This look at recent history documents World War I and II, rapid advances in technology, improvements in quality of life for many around the world and the dangers posed to humanity by mismanagement of the Earth's natural resources.
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