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What if we could tell you everything? The entire history of the world. Now, what if we told you we could do it in just 2 hours? We're going to tell the whole story... from the big bang to the present day, how the planet prepared for the rise of man, how the stone age led to the steam engine, how the first seeds sprouted into cities and civilizations. Everything is connected, and the path leads to you. It took history 13.7 billion years to unfold. We'll show you everything you need to know in the next 2 hours
What if we could tell you everything? The entire history of the world. Now, what if we told you we could do it in just 2 hours? We're going to tell the whole story... from the big bang to the present day, how the planet prepared for the rise of man, how the stone age led to the steam engine, how the first seeds sprouted into cities and civilizations. Everything is connected, and the path leads to you. It took history 13.7 billion years to unfold. We'll show you everything you need to know in the next 2 hours
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which would have supported only a single hunter gatherer
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now can support thousands
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But a change in diet also triggers a new dependence
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Once you move to agriculture
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you are depending for 80 90 of your calories
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on perhaps one or two species
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In the case of the middle east wheat and barley
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In the case of wheat and barley
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they both ripen at about the same time
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Humans have to gather the seeds at the same time
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So now we have our food for the year that has arrived in one hit
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It's like getting your salary paid once a year
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You need to record it You need to plan
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Movie Summary
A rapid-fire history of our world, from the beginning of time as we know it to present day. This two-hour CGI-driven special delves into the key turning points: the formation of earth, emergence of life, spread of man and the grow...
