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This is the first part of The History of the World, a new documentary series. The video tells story of the first human civilizations; from ancient Egypt to the mighty Persian Empire.

Table of Content:

1:35 The Emergence of the First Civilizations
8:20 Stonehenge
10:05 The Bronze Age
12:20 Ancient Crete
15:50 The New Kingdom in Egypt
20:33 Tutankhamun
29:45 Mycenaeans in Greece
34:30 Ramesses II
42:40 The Late Bronze Age
44:55 Trojan War
51:58 Bronze Age Collaps
55:45 Ancient China
1:03:35 The Iron Age
1:04:35 Phoenicians
1:07:36 Kings of Israel
1:22:11 Assyrian Empire
1:26:30 Babylonian Empire
1:31:26 Making of the Bible
1:35:50 Conquests of Cyrus the Great
1:41:40 Persian Empire

The History of the World: Volume 1 - The Ancient World follows the rise and fall of the great kingdoms of the ancient world: the Egyptian civilization, Mohenjo Daro, the Mycenaeans of Greece, the first Chinese kingdoms, the Israelites, the Assyrian Empire – and much more. You'll experience great battles, like Megiddo, Kadesh, the Trojan War and the Persian conquest. And you'll witness first hand the great accomlishments of the first civilizations: farming, city-building, writing, trade, exploration and lawmaking. Some of the legendary figures of history are included here: Egyptian pharaohs like Thutmose, Thutankhamon and Ramesses; the heroes of the Mycenean Age, like Achilles and Hector; the great Jewish kings Saul, David and Solomon; and the mighty Persian rulers such as Cyrus and Xerxes.

To tell the history of the ancient world, dozens of different films, TV-series and documentaries have been used. This includes Exodus: Gods and Kings, Mohenjo Daro, Troy, Tut, The Bible, Mankind: The Story of All of Us and Andrew Marr's History of the World.

Full Credits list:

Sid Meier's Civilization IV (Firaxis, 2006)

Andrew Marr's History of the World (BBC, 2012)

10,000 BC (Warner Bros, 2008)

The Scorpion King (Universal Pictures, 2002)

The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior (Universal Pictures, 2008)

The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power (Capital Arts, 2014)

Sid Meier's Civilization V (Firaxis, 2010)

Mohenjo Daro (UTV Motion Pictures, 2014)

Mankind: The Story of all of Us (History, 2012)

Bronze Age (Pixel Studios, 2016)

Ägypten (Terra X, 2011)

Die Europa-Saga (Terra X, 2017)

The Story of Europe (ZDFE, 2017)

Tut (Spike, 2015)

Troy (Warner Bros, 2004)

The Odyssey (NBC, 1997)

Clash of the Titans (Warner Bros, 2010)

Hercules (Paramount Pictures/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2014)

The Legend of Hercules (Summit Entertainment, 2014)

The Hittites (ATB Ajans, 2003)

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (Universal Pictures, 2008)

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (Netflix, 2016)

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Sony Pictures Classics, 2000)

The Lost Bladesman (Edko Films/Easternlight Films, 2011)

Confucius (China Film Group, 2010)

The Bible (History, 2013)

Solomon and Sheba (United Artists, 1959)

Ashurbanipal (The British Museum, 2018)

Noah (Paramount Pictures, 2014)

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (Walt Disney Studios, 2010)

The 300 Spartans (20th Century Fox, 1962)

300 (Warner Bros, 2006)

300: Rise of an Empire (Warner Bros, 2014)

Alexander the Great (United Artists, 1956)

Alexander the Great Conquers the World (Bonnier ublications, 2005)

Alexander der Große (Terra X, 2016)

Alexander (Warner Bros, 2004)