Season 1

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  7.3/10105 votes

  Inventors

  Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/18/2012

  On a unique planet, a unique species takes its first steps: Mankind begins. But it's a world full of danger.

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  7.5/1084 votes

  Iron Men

  Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/18/2012

  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.

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  7.1/1094 votes

  Empires

  Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/25/2012

  The crucifixion of Jesus gives birth to global religion, but Christianity may never have happened without the Roman Empire: the Roman Empire's vast network of roads and shipping lanes allows goods and ideas to flow across three continents, allowing Jesus' message to transform Mankind around the world.

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  7.4/1085 votes

  Warriors

  Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/25/2012

  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.

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  7.6/1085 votes

  Plague

  Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/2/2012

  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.

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  7.5/1078 votes

  Survivors

  Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/2/2012

  Gold from Africa kickstarts the rebirth of Europe. Money flows into Venice, creating new opportunities for entrepreneurs willing to take risks. In China, a new weapon, the gun, allows a peasant uprising to unify the country.

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  7.6/1080 votes

  New World

  Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/9/2012

  The Aztecs have built a mighty empire that dominates Central America. But it will be destroyed because of a domino effect. 7,000 miles away in modern-day Turkey, the great trading center of Constantinople is overrun by an Islamic army.

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  7.5/1074 votes

  Treasure

  Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 12/9/2012

  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.

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  7.1/1064 votes

  Pioneers

  Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/11/2012

  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.

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  7.3/1065 votes

  Revolutions

  Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/11/2012

  Two great revolutions entwine. The American Revolution inspires dreams of political and personal liberty. The Industrial Revolution replaces muscle power with machines, freeing Mankind from nature's limits.

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  7.2/1061 votes

  Speed

  Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/18/2012

  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.

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  6.9/1062 votes

  New Frontiers

  Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/18/2012

  Mankind takes on godlike powers: to feed billions of people, reshape the landscape, re-engineer the human body. The greatest power of all was unleashed over Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.

  Director: Unknown

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