Ranked #5 of 6 in Season 1•−0.1 vs season avg
Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. charts the ancient rise of Christianity and Islam, whose economic and cultural influence stretched from Egypt to Ethiopia. Learn of African religious figures like King Lalibela, an Ethiopian saint, and Menelik, bringer of the Ark of the Covenant.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Self - Presenter
Virginia Quinn
Director
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Writer
Virginia Quinn
Producer
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"The Crescent and the Cross" is episode 2 of Africa's Great Civilizations season 1. It scored 5.3/10 from 48 votes, ranking #5 of 6 episodes this season (season average 5.4). Directed by Virginia Quinn and written by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., it aired on February 27, 2017.
