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Where To Stream NOVA Season 52 Episode 16

Human Building Empires

What caused humans to stop roaming and start building? How did we transform from a tiny, fragile population of Homo sapien s into the 8 billion strong, globally interconnected species we are today? Discover pivotal moments that set humanity on a new path – toward cities and modern civilizations. What role did the domestication of plants and animals play in this transformation? And how did the invention of writing begin to reshape how we shared knowledge and organized society? From ancient...