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Editorial Review: Amazon.com: A thousand years in 10 hours is an ambitious project, to say the least. But the team at CNN succeeds with its now-typical aplomb, as the team that brought us Cold War shares with us Millennium. "We know the history of our own country," narrator Ben Kingsley intones. But this series purports to give us "history from a global perspective, not through the eyes of the West." Using reenactments and impressive computer graphics--used with inspiration for everything from rebuilding the 11th-century Pueblo Bonito to representing Freud's idea of the subconscious--the history of the world for the past 1,000 years is re-created. Each episode covers 100 years, from the 11th century's "Century of the Sword" to the 16th century's "Century of the Compass" to the final 100 years of the millennium in "Century of the Globe." Segmented by time and place, Millennium focuses on five topics in five separate locations in each episode. The wealth of topics is mind-boggling: the spread of Islam, Mongol conquests, the rise of Gothic spires across Europe, Australian Aborigines, the trail of Marco Polo, Black Death, Chinese naval power, the Ottoman Empire, the religious conversion of the Mayans, the Mogul Dynasty, science, slave trade, the Industrial Revolution, to name just a fraction of the stories told. Granted, given the constraints of covering 1,000 years in a mere 10 hours, the video may leave you longing for more, but what a way to whet your appetite for history. --Jenny Brown Average Rating:
 Rating: - OutstandingThis series is an invaluable tool in the World History classroom. Please consider offering it in DVD. Rating: - A fantastic seriesI also agree that it's inexplicable why they've never offered this in DVD. I guess I should be glad I saw the original series. Excellent. CNN: Please offer on DVD! Rating: - Global History at its most thrilling, memorable and effectiveThis is a truly extraordinary feat - bringing to life and visualising key moments and developments in the past 1000 years from a truly global perspective - for once leaving behind the usual Euro- or Western-centred approaches so often dominating popular history. Zooming in and out on different parts of the globe at critical points of time is a device that works a treat. And, no doubt largely thanks to Prof. Fernando-Armesto's input, the treatment is autoritative too: the lively and entertaining ... Read More Rating: - When the DVDIt is the greatest series I have ever seen. Done on DVD is a must for everyone. Rating: - Best series yet, I hope another 1,000 years is made soon.I am a football coach and not some profeesor, but a video series like this has never been made. Just turn on the VCR and learn why we live the way we do. This video set is by far the best and most enjoyable out there. The facts enlighten even the most naive viewer to the history of the world as it will be seen hundreds of years from now. People only understand the view of religion, culture, and history as that of there own country. This amazing set opens your eyes to facts your history teachers ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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