All Of Human History In One Hour
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Modern humans have been around for around 200,000 years. With Earth being 4.5 billion years old, this might seem like only a small speck of time, yet our story is long, rich, and full of transformation. And now, we've turned the entire history of humanity into our second animated movie! From the first humans in Africa to ancient tools, art, rituals, catastrophes, and civilizations, experience all of human history in just one hour, one second at a time.
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00:00 Intro
00:48 Give Well Integration
01:20 East Africa, Moroco, South Africa (Savannah)
05:20 Calendar Integration
06:22 North Africa (Desert)
08:54 Madagascar (Dry Forest)
11:35 South Africa (Coastline)
15:44 East Africa (Woodland)
17:55 East Africa (Rainforest Mountains)
20:24 East Africa (Canyon)
22:24 North Africa (Green Sahara)
25:54 Saudi Arabia (Wetlands)
29:24 Red Sea (Land Bridge)
32:23 Levant (Mountain Valley)
35:24 Central Asia (Highlands)
38:24 China (Mountains)
41:24 Southeast Asia (Jungle)
44:24 Oceania (Open Waters)
46:54 Indonesia (Jungle Cave)
49:14 Germany (Cave)
51:25 Central Europe (Steppe)
53:55 Asia, North America (Tundra)
56:25 South America (Coastline & Jungle)
58:50 Human Era (Worldwide)
01:03:03 Give Well Integration
01:04:10 Space Outro
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