Legacy - The Origins of Civilization

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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Ended

Original Name

Legacy - The Origins of Civilization

First Air Date

August 13, 1991

Last Air Date

September 24, 1991

Seasons

1

Episodes

6

Language

English

Production Companies

Networks

ITV1

S01E06

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.

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