@article{438125, recid = {438125}, author = {Spry-Leverton, Peter. and Wood, Michael,}, title = {Legacy the origins of civilization / [videorecording] :}, publisher = {Acorn Media Group,}, address = {Silver Springs, MD :}, pages = {3 videodiscs (304 min.) :}, year = {2009}, note = {Originally broadcast on television in 1991.}, abstract = {This six part series explores the influence on ancient culture on our lives today. Host Michael Wood visits the ancient cities and great ports of India and China, the deserts of Egypt and Iraq, the Mexico of the Inca, Aztec and Mayan peoples, the Greek and Roman monuments of Europe and the jungles of Central America searching for the living legacies of these once great civilizations. The series traces how the institutions that arose with urban civilization 5,000 years ago, such as organized religion, bureaucratic government and international trade are still affecting the political and cultural mindset of many parts of the world today.}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/438125}, }