Origins: The Journey of Humankind

  • Premiered: Mar 2017
  • Episodes: 8
  • Followers: 1
  • Ended
  • National Geographic
  • Monday
  • Documentary History

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Season 1
1x1
Spark of Civilization
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Air date
Mar 06, 2017
Harnessing fire gave us the power to create, to destroy and to transform. But it also taught us hard lessons about what we can and cannot control. This is the story of how fire transformed our biology and carried us from the savannah to the moon.
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Cheating Death
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Mar 13, 2017
Microscopic armies have waged war on humanity for thousands of years. Medicine is our great weapon to fight back against invisible, unthinkable death.
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Power of Money
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Air date
Mar 20, 2017
Money is the most successful story imagined by humans, because it's the only story everyone believes. From a simple act of trade to the greed for gold to today’s global economy, the .. show full overview
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The Writing On the Wall
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Air date
Mar 27, 2017
A look at how the ability to communicate impacted the human race.
1x5
Progress of War
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Apr 10, 2017
The world's populations seem to be in a constant state of war.
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Building the Future
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Apr 17, 2017
From bone huts to skyscrapers, our shelters have evolved with us, every step of the way.
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Into the Unknown
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Apr 24, 2017
Our primal curiosity has sparked new inventions and revealed the mysteries of the universe.
1x8 Show finale
The Road Ahead
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Air date
May 01, 2017
Engines and animals powered the rise of civilization, driving humanity into the modern world.

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