Africa's Great Civilizations

Africa's Great Civilizations (2017)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • First Air Date: 2017-02-27
  • Last Air Date: 2017-03-01
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 6
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 53 min.
  • Production Company: McGee Media
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Network: PBS
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Summary

Henry Louis Gates Jr. takes a look at the history of Africa, from the birth of humankind to the dawn of the 20th century. A breathtaking and personal journey through two hundred thousand years of history, from the origins, on the African continent, of art, writing and civilization itself, through the millennia in which Africa and Africans shaped not only their own rich civilizations, but also the wider world.

  • Keywords: africa, ancient civilization
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    Africa's Great Civilizations Seasons

    Season 1

    First Air Date: 2017-02-26
    6 Episodes

    Africa's Great Civilizations Episodes

    Title Air Date Duration
    Season 1Episode 1Origins60 min
    Season 1Episode 2The Crescent and the Cross60 min
    Season 1Episode 3Empires of Gold60 min
    Season 1Episode 4Cities60 min
    Season 1Episode 5The Atlantic Age60 min
    Season 1Episode 6Commerce and the Clash of Civilizations60 min
    • Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

      as Self - Presenter

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