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Legacy - The Origins of Civilization

1991 ★ 10.0 1 season 6 eps TV-MA
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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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Legacy - The Origins of Civilization is available to stream on Nabby via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The documentary has 1 season and 6 total episodes, rated 10.0/10 by 2 viewers.

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Episodes 6 total across 1 season

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Iraq - The Cradle of Civilization✓
Aug 13, 1991
In places like Uruk and Eridu in modern-day Iraq, humans founded the first cities nearly 6,000 years ago. They left us literature, astronomy, and mathematics, as well as lessons in overpopulation and environmental stewardship.
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India - Empire of the Spirit✓
Aug 20, 1991
Beginning 5,000 years ago, the "Land of the Seven Rivers" cultivated a tradition of nonviolence, renunciation of the material world, and a focus on humans' inner life. Today, these ideas survive in tension with the vestiges of Western colonialism.
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China - The Mandate of Heaven✓
Aug 27, 1991
With great thinkers such as Confucius and Lao-Tzu, the Chinese conceived a civilization reflecting cosmic harmony, sustained by civic and social virtue, ancient ritual, and reverence for ancestors.
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Egypt - The Habit of Civilization✓
Sep 10, 1991
In the world's first great nation, the annual flooding of the Nile conferred not only fertility, but also a deep respect for social and cosmic stability, a belief in the resurrection of the dead, and the hope of eternal life.
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Central America - The Burden of Time✓
Sep 17, 1991
Independent of great civilizations elsewhere, the Maya and Aztecs developed a violent, fatalistic culture, envisioning a cosmos that required bloody sacrifice for renewal. It placed the sovereignty of nature above all else - even human life.
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The Barbarian West✓
Sep 24, 1991
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.

Frequently asked

How many seasons does Legacy - The Origins of Civilization have?

Legacy - The Origins of Civilization has 1 season with 6 episodes in total.

Is Legacy - The Origins of Civilization still on the air?

Legacy - The Origins of Civilization has ended and is no longer in production.

What network airs Legacy - The Origins of Civilization?

Legacy - The Origins of Civilization airs on ITV1.

When did Legacy - The Origins of Civilization first air?

Legacy - The Origins of Civilization first aired on August 13, 1991.

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Michael Wood
Michael Wood

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