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Africa's Great Civilizations—Part 1 : Origins
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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 scie...
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.
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- PBS
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- English
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- [Place of publication not identified] : PBS, [2017]
- New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Infobase, 2017
- ©2017
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- 1 online resource (1 video file (52 min., 51 sec)) : sound, color
- digital
- video file
- Originally released by PBS, 2017.
- Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on November 06, 2017.
- Streaming video file.
- Closed-captioned.
- Introduction: Africa's Great Civilizations— Part 1: Origins (5:12); Humanity's Beginning (3:49); Migrating Out of Africa (5:22); Changing Ecosystems (3:12); Migrating to the Nile Valley (4:10); Ancient Egypt (3:03); Great Pyramid of Giza (3:08); Kingdom of Kush (4:58); Controlling the Gold Trade (4:06); Regaining Independence (3:21); Across Africa (4:49); Iron Use in Egypt (6:45); Credits: Africa's Great Civilizations—Part 1: Origins (0:44); Nubia and West Africa (16:54)