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Mankind: The Story of All of Us

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A mysterious band of pirates plunders the Mediterranean coast, leaving destruction in its wake. Empires fall, but out of the chaos, we discover iron. Armed with this wonder metal, ordinary folk can overthrow tyrants and build a new world order. From the birth of democracy in Athens, to the creation
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On a unique planet, a unique species takes its first steps: Mankind begins. But it's a world full of danger. Threatened by extinction, we innovate to survive, discovering fire and farming, building cities and pyramids, inventing trade, and mastering the art of war. From humble beginnings, humans
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takes place in the 1960s. Since entering the Atomic Age we've been living between eternity and oblivion. But at the same time, we've become more connected as a species. 100,000 years ago there were a few thousand hunter-gatherers on the African savannah. Today there are 7 billion of us in every
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gives birth to global religion, but Christianity may never have happened without the Roman Empire: the Roman Empire's vast network of roads and shipping lanes allows goods and ideas to flow across three continents, allowing Jesus' message to transform Mankind around the
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of global innovation, mass production, and optimism ensues. Japan transitions from feudal society to industrial superpower within 50 years. The demand for rubber devastates Africa. And the desire to build bigger, faster, better leads to a titanic
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Mankind embarks on a new age of exploration and tames the wilderness. In North America, Siberia and Australia ancient traditions are swept away in the name of commerce and science. Within a hundred years, the irrational fear that produced a
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Mankind assumes greater powers: to feed billions of people, reshape the landscape, re-engineer the human body. Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan create massive empires across Europe and Asia and
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have built a mighty empire that dominates Central America. But it will be destroyed because of a domino effect. 7,000 miles away in modern-day Turkey, the great trading center of
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that premiered on November 13, 2012, in the United States and the United Kingdom, and on November 14, 2012, in Asia. The broadcast is narrated by
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replaces muscle power with machines, freeing Mankind from nature's limits. But our oldest foe–disease–thrives in industrial cities. With the
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gives way to a very rational cry for freedom. American revolutionaries confront a mighty empire. The battle for the modern world begins.
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rejuvenate the cities of Europe, travel to America and become Christian knights. The stage is now set for a clash of civilizations: the
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Two great revolutions entwine. The American Revolution inspires dreams of political and personal liberty. The
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In the Andes, the Spanish open up the largest silver mine in the world and mint millions of pesos de ocho (
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allows a peasant uprising to unify the country. Chinese innovations inspire Europe, leading to the
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is overrun by an Islamic army. Europeans race to find a new route to the spice-rich East.
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lands in America and discovers gold. Within 30 years the Aztecs will be conquered.
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Gold from Africa kickstarts the rebirth of Europe. Money flows into
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of the Bible in Babylon, people power reshapes Mankind.
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Josh Brolin
Jay Taruc
Stephen Fry
Brian Williams
Jack Thompson
Nutopia
History
America: The Story of Us
Australia: The Story of Us
Canada: The Story of Us
documentary
History Channel
Josh Brolin
Stephen Fry
Jack Thompson
Mediaset
Italy
Italia 1
The Hollywood Reporter
The New York Times
encyclopedic tone
guide to writing better articles
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crucifixion of Jesus
Dark Age
Vikings
Crusades
Genghis Khan
Plague
Venice

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