Africa's Great Civilizations
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Starring
Malik KadduLamin TambaDiany Samba-BandzaKazeem Tosin AmoreFabio AbrahamGeorge Lamptey
Starring
Malik KadduLamin TambaDiany Samba-BandzaKazeem Tosin AmoreFabio AbrahamGeorge Lamptey
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Africa's Great Civilizations Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
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Henry Louis Gates Jr. takes a look at the history of Africa, from the birth of humankind to the dawn of the 20th century. A breathtaking and personal journey through two hundred thousand years of history, from the origins, on the African continent, of art, writing and civilization itself, through the millennia in which Africa and Africans shaped not only their own rich civilizations, but also the wider world.
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5.428564h 20m
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Origins | 5.7 | 54 | 52 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | The Cross and the Crescent | 5.3 | 48 | 52 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Empires of Gold | 5.5 | 46 | 52 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Cities | 5.4 | 47 | — | |
| ▶ | 5 | The Atlantic Age | 5.2 | 44 | 52 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | Commerce and the Clash of Civilizations | 5.4 | 46 | 52 min |
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Henry Louis Gates Jr. Self - Presenter
Rebecca Bradshaw Self - Archeologist
Malik Kaddu Sultan Suleiman, Tippu Tip (1.6)
Lamin Tamba Mansa Musa
Diany Samba-Bandza Njinga
Kazeem Tosin Amore Ewuare - The Oba of Benin
Fabio Abraham Tariq Ben Ziad
George Lamptey Obalufon
Richard Leakey Self - Palaeoanthropologist
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