Virginia Quinn
Director
Africa's Great Civilizations (2017)
Miniseries
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.
Released Feb. 27, 2017
Episode 53 min
None+
Genres: Documentary, History
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Watch Providers: Hoopla, PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel, KQED, Thirteen
Production Companies: McGee Media
Network: PBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
6.0
S1E1 - Origins
Journey with Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. to Kenya, Egypt and beyond as he discovers the origins of man, the formation of early human societies and the creation of significant cultural and scientific achievements on the African continent.
Feb. 27, 2017, midnight
S1E2 - The Crescent and the Cross
Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. charts the ancient rise of Christianity and Islam, whose economic and cultural influence stretched from Egypt to Ethiopia. Learn of African religious figures like King Lalibela, an Ethiopian saint, and Menelik, bringer of the Ark of the Covenant.
Feb. 27, 2017, midnight
S1E3 - Empires of Gold
Henry Louis Gates Jr. uncovers the complex trade networks and advanced educational institutions that transformed early north and west Africa from deserted lands into the continent’s wealthiest kingdoms and learning epicenters.
Feb. 28, 2017, midnight
S1E4 - Cities
Gates explores the power of Africa’s greatest ancient cities, including Kilwa, Great Zimbabwe and Benin City, whose wealth, art and industrious successes attracted new European interest and interaction along the continent’s east and west coasts.
Feb. 28, 2017, midnight
S1E5 - The Atlantic Age
Henry Louis Gates Jr. explores the impact of the Atlantic trading world, giving rise to powerful new kingdoms, but also transatlantic slave trade. Learn of the revolutionary movements of the 18th and early 19th centuries, including the advent of the Sokoto Caliphate.
March 1, 2017, midnight
S1E6 - Clash of Civilizations
Henry Louis Gates Jr. explores the dynamism of 19th century Africa, the “scramble” by European powers for its riches, and the defiant and successful stand of un-colonized Ethiopia.
March 1, 2017, midnight
Network: PBS
Episode Runtime: 53 min.
Season Runtime: 318 min.
Released: Feb. 27, 2017
Last Air Date: March 1, 2017, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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