The Big History of Civilizations

The Rise of Humanity

Educational Jun 1, 2020 29 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

Available on Prime Video, The Great Courses Signature Collection

S1 E2: Trace the origins of the human species from the emergence of proto-humans 2.5 million years ago to the rise of Homo sapiens from about 200,000 years ago. Professor Benjamin offers perspectives from biology, anthropology, archeology, and linguistics to show what makes the human species unique - and why we have been able to flourish.

Educational Jun 1, 2020 29 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

Information

Released: 2020
Run Time: 29 min
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.