Africa's Great Civilizations

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.

All Episodes - Season 1

Episode 1

Origins

Episode 2

The Crescent and the Cross

Episode 3

Empires of Gold

Episode 4

Cities

Episode 5

The Atlantic Age

Episode 6

Clash of Civilizations