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Origins: The Journey of Humankind

We know now the Black Deathis an infection, but back then they didn't know, so they...

[coughing] We know now the Black Death
is an infection, but back then they didn't know, so they blamed everything
from God to foreigners and even earthquakes

Full Transcript

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We know now the Black Death is an infection,
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but back then they didn't know,
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so they blamed everything from God to foreigners
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and even earthquakes.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:00
Uploaded
Jul 12, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 For tens of thousands of years, we have explored the seas. - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:04
For tens of thousands of years, we have explored the seas.
S01 • E01 350 MILLION YEARS, FIRE SWEPT OVER THE PLANET. - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:05
350 MILLION YEARS, FIRE SWEPT OVER THE PLANET.
S01 • E05 The machine gun alone changed the nature of warfare. - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:06
The machine gun alone changed the nature of warfare.
S01 • E04 IT WAS THE ORIGIN OF A NEW KIND OF CONNECTED WAR. - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:04
IT WAS THE ORIGIN OF A NEW KIND OF CONNECTED WAR.
S01 • E03 THE ORIGIN MOMENT FOR THE CURRENCY WE USE TODAY TAKES - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:09
THE ORIGIN MOMENT FOR THE CURRENCY WE USE TODAY TAKES
S01 • E01 LIFE ON EARTH WAS FORCED TO CONTEND WITH THE MONSTER - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:06
LIFE ON EARTH WAS FORCED TO CONTEND WITH THE MONSTER
S01 • E07 Simple rafts took our ancestors - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:05
Simple rafts took our ancestors
S01 • E05 And the generals on both sides did not appreciate - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:12
And the generals on both sides did not appreciate
S01 • E07 They set out without a clue - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:05
They set out without a clue
S01 • E01 BUT TO ONE CREATURE, IT WAS MORE THAN SOMETHING TO FEAR. - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:05
BUT TO ONE CREATURE, IT WAS MORE THAN SOMETHING TO FEAR.
S01 • E03 IN WHAT WE NOW KNOW AS WESTERN TURKEY, - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:14
IN WHAT WE NOW KNOW AS WESTERN TURKEY,
S01 • E06 man-why-are-they-back - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:11
man-why-are-they-back
S01 • E04 PAUL SPRINGER: THE BATTLE OF BULL RUN WAS THE - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:05
PAUL SPRINGER: THE BATTLE OF BULL RUN WAS THE
S01 • E02 [bell tolling] - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:13
[bell tolling]
S01 • E07 Ever since, we have used water to carry us to new lands - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:09
Ever since, we have used water to carry us to new lands
S01 • E01 TO TAME IT, TO ENSLAVE IT, WE WOULD SACRIFICE AGAIN AND - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:14
TO TAME IT, TO ENSLAVE IT, WE WOULD SACRIFICE AGAIN AND
S01 • E04 A LOT OF THE OBSERVERS EXPECTED THIS TO BE THE ONLY - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:10
A LOT OF THE OBSERVERS EXPECTED THIS TO BE THE ONLY
S01 • E05 PAUL J. SPRINGER: On the morning of November 11, 1918, - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:07
PAUL J. SPRINGER: On the morning of November 11, 1918,
S01 • E07 But we had no way to look deep below the surface. - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:04
But we had no way to look deep below the surface.
S01 • E07 Complex physics kept us in the shallows - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:06
Complex physics kept us in the shallows