Mankind: The Story of All of Us

Discovering fire and farming; building cities and pyramids; inventing trade; mastering the art of war.

With the discovery of iron, ordinary folk gain the power to overthrow tyrants.

Jesus of Nazareth is crucfied in the city of Jerusalem and gives birth to a global religion.

Europe enters a dark age when Rome is sacked by barbarians and two new forces remake the world.

Genghis Khan sweeps south from Mongolia into China and creates a mighty empire; the Plague wreaks havoc in Asia and Europe.

Gold from Africa kickstarts the rebirth of Europe; the development of guns In China allows a peasant uprising to unify the country.