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A History Of The World In 100 Objects

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A series by Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, exploring world history

A series by Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, exploring world history.

A History of the World is a partnership between the BBC and the British Museum that focuses on world history, involving collaborations between teams across the BBC, and schools, museums and audiences across the UK. 

The project focuses on the things we have made, from flint to mobile phone.

A History Of The World In 100 Objects: Series 2: The Rise of World Faiths

The Rise of World Faiths

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Neil MacGregor continues his global history as told through objects.

Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, continues his global history as told through objects from the museum’s collection.

A History of the World is a partnership between the BBC and the British Museum that focuses on world history, involving collaborations between teams across the BBC, and schools, museums and audiences across the UK. The project focuses on the things we have made, from flint to mobile phone. 

This week Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, looks at the way the world's great religions began to perfect a way to visually express the divine, less than 2000 years ago. 

He begins with a stone sculpture from modern day Pakistan that would create the classic image of the real-life Buddha who lived and roamed around north India in the 5th Century BC. His journey takes him onwards to Damascus, modern day Iran and Dorset in Great Britain.

A History Of The World In 100 Objects: Series 2

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A History of the World is a partnership between the BBC and the British Museum that focuses on world history, involving collaborations between teams across the BBC, and schools, museums and audiences across the UK. The project focuses on the things we have made, from flint to mobile phone.

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