• 2018
  • 55m
First Civilizations

Summary Having lived as mobile foragers for 99 percent of our time on Earth, why did humans set out on the road to civilization? How did they create villages, towns, cities, and states, and establish the blueprint for the modern world? First Civilizations identifies four cornerstones of civilization - war, religion, cities and trade - and explores each in the context of a different location, from Mexico, Guatemala, Iraq, Turkey, Egypt, India, and Pakistan, to Oman, Morocco, France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Unearth the latest archeological discoveries, test new theories, and uncover original information as dramatic reconstructions and computer graphics visualize the lost world of the first civilizations. View more details

  • 2018
  • 55m

First Civilizations

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Achim Buch Christina von Weltzien Martin May Vijak Bayani

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6.9

Details

Genres : History Documentary

Release date : Apr 23, 2018

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official site

Language : English

Production companies : Wall to Wall Media

Summary Having lived as mobile foragers for 99 percent of our time on Earth, why did humans set out on the road to civilization? How did they create villages, towns, cities, and states, and establish the blueprint for the modern world? First Civilizations identifies four cornerstones of civilization - war, religion, cities and trade - and explores each in the context of a different location, from Mexico, Guatemala, Iraq, Turkey, Egypt, India, and Pakistan, to Oman, Morocco, France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Unearth the latest archeological discoveries, test new theories, and uncover original information as dramatic reconstructions and computer graphics visualize the lost world of the first civilizations. View more details

Details

Genres : History Documentary

Release date : Apr 23, 2018

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official site

Language : English

Production companies : Wall to Wall Media

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First Civilizations (2018)

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Episode 1 • Apr 23, 2018
War
War addresses the paradox that good comes from bad. The threat of destruction engenders a sense of fear, but also creates tighter bonds within a community, while driving an arms race of technological progress. This happened in the Zapotec civilization in Mexico, but also with the Teotihuacan civilization which overthrew the Zapotecs and emerged as the first superpower of the Americas.
Episode 2 • Apr 30, 2018
Religion
Religion examines the power of a shared belief system, which serves as the social glue to unify a population within a single state. Nowhere was this truer than in Ancient Egypt - still the world's longest lasting civilization - which depended for its stability on the god-like status of its rulers.
Episode 3 • May 07, 2018
Cities
Cities investigates the symbiotic link between urban living and civilization - there have been no cities without civilization, no civilizations without cities. The world's first settlements were in Mesopotamia, where the emergence of farming created the calories necessary for people to feed themselves on a permanent basis. This led to an exponential increase in population and a blossoming of innovation - civilization itself.
Episode 4 • May 14, 2018
Trade
Trade explores the civilizing effect of buying and selling goods. In particular, the Indus Valley Civilization - on the borders of modern-day India and Pakistan - was seemingly created with the single purpose of encouraging the free flow of trade. The knock-on effects were massively beneficial - an increase in wealth, co-operation and trust.
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