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Andrew Marr goes on an epic journey through 70,000 years of human history.

Andrew Marr goes on an epic journey through 70,000 years of human history, telling the story of how great forces of nature and individual genius shaped the world we live in today.

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Andrew Marr's History of the World: Learning Zone

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12/12/2012

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Andrew Marr explores ten key events which have helped to shape our modern world.

Andrew Marr presents a selection of stories from his History of the World, specially rewritten for key stage 3 pupils. He explores ten key events.

Andrew Marr explores ten key events which have helped to shape our modern world: Alexander the Great's conquests; the French Revolution; the Industrial Revolution; the emancipation of the Russian serfs; the American Civil War; Hitler's rise to power and the Munich Putsch; Gandhi's civil disobedience campaign; the contraceptive pill; the Atomic Bomb and China's twentieth century history.

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