简介：Havinglivedasmobileforagersfor99percentofourtimeonEarth,whydidhumanssetoutontheroadtocivilization?Howdidtheycreatevillages,towns,citiesandstates,andestablishtheblueprintforthemodernworld?Thisseriesidentifiesfourcornerstonesofcivilization–war,religion,citiesandtrade–andexploreseachinthecontextofadifferentlocation.Criss-crossingtheglobe,cameracrewstraveltoMexico,Guatemala,Iraq,Turkey,Egypt,India,Pakistan,Oman,Morocco,France,Germany,Japan,theU.K.andtheU.S.Theyrecordthelatestarcheologicaldiscoveries,testnewtheoriesanduncoveroriginalinformation. Dramareconstructionsandcomputergraphicsareusedtovisualizethelostworldofthefirstcivilizations.Ineachepisode,theancientstoryisalsocomplementedbyamodern-dayanalog,withanexpertintervieweeconnectingthedotsbetweenpastandpresent.Theideaistoshowhowourancestorsweremotivatedbythesameimpulsesthatpersisttoday:theinevitabilityofwar,aneedforreligion,thelureofthecity,aloveoftrade.Theirstoryisourstory.…