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Origins: The Journey of Humankind

But history almost tooka different path

But history almost took
a different path

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But history almost took a different path.
Duration
4 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:26:06
Uploaded
Jul 10, 2025
Season
1
Episode
7
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Chameleon Pictures,New Zealand Film Commission,Severe Features

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Movie Summary

Our primal curiosity has sparked new inventions and revealed the mysteries of the universe. This eight part mini series strives to trace the pivotal innovations that make us modern.
S01 • E07 The first rulers of the sea were not the Europeans, - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:07
The first rulers of the sea were not the Europeans,
S01 • E08 THERE'S ALSO THE LACK OF THE SUPPORT SYSTEM AROUND IT, - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:14
THERE'S ALSO THE LACK OF THE SUPPORT SYSTEM AROUND IT,
S01 • E01 BUT FIRE WAS NOWHERE TO BE FOUND. - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:05
BUT FIRE WAS NOWHERE TO BE FOUND.
S01 • E03 HERE, ISLANDERS TRADE IN GIANT WHEELS OF STONE, - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:07
HERE, ISLANDERS TRADE IN GIANT WHEELS OF STONE,
S01 • E02 Black Death stole up to 200 million lives. - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:05
Black Death stole up to 200 million lives.
S01 • E01 IT WAS MISSING SOMETHING THAT ONLY EARTH - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:07
IT WAS MISSING SOMETHING THAT ONLY EARTH
S01 • E05 Today, weapons guided by lasers and GPS satellites - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:09
Today, weapons guided by lasers and GPS satellites
S01 • E07 Before Columbus or Magellan, China had Zheng He. - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:07
Before Columbus or Magellan, China had Zheng He.
S01 • E02 It was an invisible, relentless tidal wave - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:07
It was an invisible, relentless tidal wave
S01 • E04 OF ALL THE INVENTIONS THAT HAVE MADE US MODERN, - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:07
OF ALL THE INVENTIONS THAT HAVE MADE US MODERN,
S01 • E07 In 1405, he launched a massive fleet - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:07
In 1405, he launched a massive fleet
S01 • E04 IT'S A VAST NETWORK OF MASSIVE SERVER COMPLEXES, CELL TOWERS, - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:09
IT'S A VAST NETWORK OF MASSIVE SERVER COMPLEXES, CELL T...
S01 • E01 OVER THE MILLENNIA, AS THE PLANET COOLED, - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:07
OVER THE MILLENNIA, AS THE PLANET COOLED,
S01 • E03 THESE EXOTIC CURRENCIES REFLECT OUR TECHNOLOGIES, - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:07
THESE EXOTIC CURRENCIES REFLECT OUR TECHNOLOGIES,
S01 • E02 [cough] - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:07
[cough]
S01 • E05 It's a fearsome scientific achievement, - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:09
It's a fearsome scientific achievement,
S01 • E01 OUT OF THE DEPTHS CAME LIFE, THE FIRST ORGANISMS, - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:11
OUT OF THE DEPTHS CAME LIFE, THE FIRST ORGANISMS,
S01 • E07 It was manned by thousands of workers, - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:06
It was manned by thousands of workers,
S01 • E03 AND AS HISTORY REVEALS, MONEY IS MORE THAN JUST - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:06
AND AS HISTORY REVEALS, MONEY IS MORE THAN JUST
S01 • E02 A lot of it was to do with superstition - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:06
A lot of it was to do with superstition