Origins

Every season of Africa's Great Civilizations ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of Africa's Great Civilizations!

The Crescent and the Cross

Empires of Gold

Cities

The Atlantic Age

Clash of Civilizations

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.

The Best Seasons of Africa's Great Civilizations

Season 1