Mankind, The Story of All of Us - Plague & Survivors

"Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it." ~ George Santayana, Reason in Common Sense

Today on Discovery Enterprise we present the fifth and sixth episodes of the epic History Channel documentary series Mankind: the Story of All of Us – Plague & Survivors.

Mankind: the Story of All of Us – Plague

Genghis Khan was the bloodiest warlord in history. His army 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. Travelling along Mongol trade routes, the disease wreaks havoc in Asia and Europe. The Black Death was the greatest biological disaster in history. But the Americas are unaffected. Here, civilizations flourish in isolation.

Mankind: the Story of All of Us – Survivors

Gold from the African continent kick-starts the rebirth of Europe and opens new markets for commerce. 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. Chinese innovations inspire Europe leading to the printing press. Millions of books are printed. One of them will inspire a journey to the New World and America beckons.

Mankind, the Story of All of Us is one documentary series you will want to add to your collection and is available on DVD from Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk.  Along with this series there is also a companion book titled Mankind, the Story of All of Us by Pamela D. Toler at AMAZON.com and Amazon.co.uk.

For younger readers there is also Mankind, the Story of All of Us the graphic novel also available from Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk. 

Mankind: The Story of All of Us - Plague & Survivors