8. Age of Extremes

2012 - Season 1

The atom bomb and other developments in the twentieth century – our age.

7. Age of Industry

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A look back at the sweeping impact of the Industrial Revolution, which upended the old agricultural order around much of the world and led to bitter conflicts between modernizers and those who rejected the new way of life.

6. Revolution

2012 - Season 1

A time when people worldwide rose up in the name of freedom and equality.

5. Age of Plunder

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The rise of European capitalism is chronicled, from an age of piracy that began in the aftermath of Columbus' discovery of America to the creation of limited companies and stock exchanges by British and Dutch businessmen.

4. Into the Light

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Recalling the importance of Viking exploration and the rise of Islam in the centuries after the fall of the Roman Empire and before Europe emerged from the Dark Ages into the Renaissance.

3. The Word and the Sword

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Charting the spiritual revolutions that shook the world between 300 BC and 700 AD, such as Ashoka's turn to Buddhism and the rise of Christianity and Islam.

2. Age of Empire

2012 - Season 1

The story of the first empires which laid the foundations for the modern world.

1. Survival

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This review of human history begins by recalling humanity's nomadic ancestors as they spread around the world and settled down to become the first farmers and townspeople.

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