Mankind The Story Of All Of Us

On a unique planet, a unique species takes its first steps: Mankind begins. But it s a world full of danger. Threatened by extinction, we innovate to survive--discovering fire and farming.

A mysterious band of pirates plunders the Mediterranean coast--leaving destruction in its wake. Empires fall, but out of the chaos, we discover iron. Armed with this wonder metal, ordinary folk can overthrow tyrants and build a new world order.

The crucifixion of Jesus gives birth to global religion as the Roman Empire's vast infrastructure allows goods and ideas to flow across three continents.

When Rome is sacked by barbarians, Europe enters a Dark Age. But from the fringes of the old empire, two new forces remake the world. The Arabs, funded by a gold rush, unite under the banner of Islam.

Genghis Khan creates a mighty empire and leaves 40 million dead bodies in his wake. But as a greater killer - the Plague - haunts Asia and Europe, the Americas flourish in isolation.

Genghis Khan--the bloodiest warlord in history--sweeps south from Mongolia into China and creates a mighty empire. He leaves 40 million dead bodies in his wake. But a greater killer stalks Mankind--the Plague. Traveling along Mongol trade routes.

The Aztecs' mighty empire dominates Central America. The great Constantinople is overrun by an Islamic army. Europeans race to find a new route to the spice-rich East; instead, Christopher Columbus lands in America.

In the Andes, the Spanish open up the largest silver mine in the world and mint millions of pesos de ocho (pieces of eight). These coins transform the global economy. They fill the treasure chests of pirates.

Mankind embarks on a new age of exploration and tames the wilderness. In North America, Siberia, and Australia, ancient traditions are swept away in the name of commerce and science.

The American Revolution inspires dreams of political and personal liberty as the Industrial Revolution replaces muscle power with machines, freeing mankind from nature's limits.

The end of the Civil War allows mankind to go into overdrive. This is an age of innovation, transformation, and mass production, but the desire to build bigger, faster, and better leads to a titanic disaster.

The end of the Civil War allows Mankind to go into overdrive. This is an age of innovation, transformation and mass production. People believe that "Anything, everything, is possible." Japan goes from feudal society to industrial superpower.