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Portal side of a Gothic cathedral framed by leafy branches in the foreground. Spanish caption. Fue necesario establecer gobiernos.

Closeup of rows of painted hieroglyphics carved into stone. Caption. Egyptians had more than 2,000 characters of hieroglyphs.

Closeup of an ancient line drawing on parchment. Spanish caption. Hemos aprendido mucho acera de las civilizaciones antiguas.

Title card on rusty brown background reads, "Pharaoh is a title that refers to the rulers of ancient Egypt." Caption. What is a pharaoh?

Closeup of an ancient Egyptian relief sculpture. Spanish caption. El primer faraón de Egipto fue el rey Narmer.

Planets orbiting around the sun. Their elliptic are visible and there is a connection indicated between the two planets shown. Caption: Kepler explained those retrograde loops.

Lines of Mesopotamian letters with English language letters translated.The English language sounds of ra, ja, va and h appear under 4 Mesopotamian letters. Caption. At around 3100 B, C, E.

Color illustration. 4 men in white robes use wood beams to carry the Ark of the Covenant through an ancient town. Caption. Joshua makes the ark a righteous weapon.

Relief depicts an ancient Middle Eastern warrior on horseback holding up a bow and arrow directed out in front of him.

Colorful sculpture of the Aztec god, Quetzalcoatl, depicted as a feathered serpent with wide eyes and large teeth. Caption. Legend said he would return one day.

Woman wearing a sleeveless white top with black bow smiles as she looks forward and stands in front of an orange backdrop. Caption. Let's start with examining their origins.

Host Emily talks to Lance Grande at the Fossil Lake in Wyoming. Caption: One of the longest-lived lake systems we know of

Two people sitting side by side at a table working on something under a bright light. Caption: Then you scrape the matrix from the fossils.

Person holding a fossil of a spiral shaped animal. Caption: Hildoceras bifrons is an extinct species of ammonite

Illustration of a giant shark dwarfing the whales it swims with and is about to bite into one. Caption: megalodon was maybe 50 feet, or 15 meters, in length.

Sarcophagus covered in faded paint. Caption: a male from the 25th dynasty, about 2,700 years ago,

Person gesturing towards preserved remains of a dinosaur. Caption: This shape tells us that it's a meat-eating dinosaur.

Vintage labeled map of Europe. Army positioned between Portugal and France, stretching out along the border to Hungary, and up to the German Empire. Caption. He led his own army on a 3-year crusade.

Closeup on a page from the Dead Sea Scrolls written in Hebrew using black ink on papyrus. Caption. The scrolls yield intriguing clues.

Excavated preserved status of a person collapsed on the ground. Caption: And these are the last terrible moments of Pampeii--

Group of Chinese people viewing the terracotta army under a wooden pavilion. Caption. It would have to be a grave unlike any other.

Computer rendering of a Florentine church. Caption. The church of Santa Reparata was renovated and modified.

Color illustration of a Hun warrior tribe on horseback using whips and arrows to fight European soldiers with knives and spears on foot.

Color illustration of a battle scene. Some men are wielding weapons on horseback and others are using spears on foot.

Empty sand beach. Caption: When the Maori arrived to New Zealand in 900 AD it was one of the last places on earth to be settled by humans.

Illustration of Ancient Rome, showing tall white marble buildings with pillars and archways. Caption. Rome itself had become the greatest city in the world.

Wide shot of 3 Egyptian pyramids in the desert. Caption. The middle pyramid of the three great structures at Giza.

Wide shot of Piazza San Marco in Venice looking towards Saint Mark's Basilica and Campanile. Caption. But how did this fairy tale setting come into being.

Painting of a Spartan soldier wearing a gold and white horsehair plume and gold helmet, holds a sword and shield. To his right, men embrace, holding crowns of leaves. To his left, men are fighting in battle.

Digital illustration of ancient artifacts from the Shang dynasty including a stone dragon and oracle bone script with early Chinese calligraphy. Caption. Because the rulers were all from the same family.

Simple map with brown edges is labeled, "Dinastía Qin." Spanish caption. Qin Shi Huang se proclamó emperador.

Color illustration of ancient Egyptian people standing in a garden with water running through it. Text on image reads, "Irrigation system. Shaduf." Caption. Which let them grow more crops.

Color illustration of fish swimming in water next to a green platform with water running through it. Text on image reads, "Sistema de riego. Shaduf." Spanish caption. Narrador. Los egipcios necesitaron mucho ingenio.

Animation of a woman wearing a white sheer dress dancing on a stage for a man wearing a green tunic and gold headband seated behind a small wood desk. Caption. It seems that Paris, a Trojan prince.

Computer rendering of a few Greek statues and artifacts made to look like they have been placed on display on top of a grassy field. Spanish caption. Los griegos se hicieron esa misma pregunta.

Cartoon of Romulus and Remus standing next to each other in an ornate living area with framed art, bronze statues, and a globe. Caption. Romulus and Remus were descendants of Aeneas.

Digital illustration of a stone facade with Greek columns, archways, and a balcony. Full size painting of Julius Caesar fills the archway and balcony, as if he is speaking to a crowd. Spanish caption. En sus comienzos, Roma fue gobernada por reyes.

Computer model of the city of Caral. The Incan city is tiered with a stairway connecting from the amphitheater at the bottom to a grouping of walled structures at the top. Next to this, an animated alpaca and sign that reads, "Caral year 3,000 B, C."

Digital map of South America with Chile highlighted in a light color. Labeled countries along Chile's Eastern border from top to bottom include, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. Spanish caption. Hasta el norte de Argentina y centro de Chile.

Digital illustration of an ancient Indian city with the snow-dusted mountains in the distance. In the foreground, people are wading in a body of water. Caption. Where each drop, just like each person.

Digital illustration of Hindu god Brahma wearing necklaces and a bindi on his forehead. Behind him, a body of water, steep green mountains, and tropical flowers. Spanish caption. La que me transmite los secretos del Brahma.

Digital illustration of dozens of colorful castle towers in Mecca. Caption. 1 that would become 1 of the richest.

Digital illustration of 2 Arabic paper dolls standing in a pop-up book in front of the Great Mosque of Mecca. Spanish caption. Mucha gente peregrinaba a la Meca.

Digital map of Mesopotamia located in West Asia within the Tigris and Euphrates river system. The region has mountains to the north and borders the Mediterranean Sea. Caption. And lots of fresh water coming from the mountains.

Digital illustration of an ancient city and the surrounding mountain landscape. A train of dark figures stretches from the top of a mountain pass to the town. Spanish caption. Estos bajaron de las montañas del norte de Mesopotamia.

Digital illustration of 3 people in robes seated on a terrace with Jerusalem's Temple of Solomon in the distant background. Caption. This great act is how the Jews were allowed to return.

Digital illustration of a group of Persian soldiers dressed in full armor and helmets guarding the castle walls. Spanish caption. Que pretendían tomar por asalto la ciudad.

Digital illustration of a man labeled Abraham wearing a white robe, a green tunic, and white head and neck scarf. He's standing on top of a mountain and gesturing to his left. Caption. The son of a sculptor from the city of Ur.

Digital illustration of a man with long white hair and a beard wearing a black yarmulke. He's writing at a desk in a bedroom setting with a menorah on the shelf behind him. Spanish caption. Este fue el pueblo hebreo.

Digital map of Central America. The map is within a decorative gold frame and appears between 2 other historical maps. In front of the frame is a digital image of a computer keyboard resting on a desk.

Digital illustration of an Aztec warrior wearing a suit and hood that resemble an eagle. He holds up a wooden spear and shield, looking out in front of him as he prepares to throw the spear.

Digital illustration of diverse people exchanging goods for money in a crowded square. Caption. That it formed a new base of power for the Roman Empire.

Color illustration of a faded battle scene with an arc of gold objects passing through it. Spanish caption. Estas tremendas guerras que comenzaron en el año 1096.

Digital illustrations on a sheet of parchment titled, The Franks. Page includes an illustrated map of the River Rhine, a soldier with a spear, and group of people wearing medieval attire. Caption. Came from near the Rhine River in today's Germany.

Digital illustration of an emperor seated on a throne holding a crown over his head, a religious figure bowing before him. Spanish caption. Lo coronó emperador del Imperio romano germánico.

Digital map of the world with a dotted line stretching from Greece, labeled Athens, to Southern Mexico, labeled Mayans. Caption. It would be 2,000 years before anyone.

Digital map of Central America, showing the borders of Mexico, Guatemala, Belice, and Honduras. Southern Mexico and the rest of the labeled countries are shaded in red. Spanish Caption. Y la península de Yucatán, en México.

Digital illustration of a magnifying glass hovering over a map of the Mediterranean showing a forest landscape with mountains, a river, and waterfall. Caption. Didn't have the same climate as the Romans.

Digital map of the U, K with labels for Jarrow, Lindisfarne, and Monkwearmouth in northeast England. A line connects from there to western Ireland to an X labeled Inishbofin. Spanish caption. Y el monasterio de Inishbofin en el territorio irlandés.

Low clouds rolling in from left over a steep, pointy, snow capped mountain range on a sunny day. Caption. The Amazon River flows from the steep Andes mountains.

4 women with colorful hijabs and 1 small child converse while riding in the open back of a truck. 3 men in dark jackets ride in front of them, and 1 looks back at the women. Caption. The capital city was called Hattusha.

Map of Central America with Mexico highlighted and 2 red markers in Southern Mexico.

Illustrated man reading large poster. Caption: The printing press meant books could be mass-produced.

Soldiers wearing 19th century British military dress uniforms. They are marching in twos with rifles down a grassy hill.

Young woman dressed in a costume that resembles Elizabeth the 1st knits by candlelight in a library room. Caption. Here we are, ready for the woman who terrified the world.

Painting of an ancient Mayan stone building with stacked rows of stone reliefs. Caption. They developed this amazing hieroglyphic writing.

Young girl walking out of a door. Caption: I'm taking it to the experts-- the post office.

Man writing with a quill in a candle lit room. Caption: Matter of fact, he studied and studied and studied.

A bear laying across train tracks with two people standing above it. Caption: Train robberies were a big problem in the Wild West.

Painting of a man wearing a long white tunic and white pants walking down a narrow, empty 17th century London street. Caption. Over 3,500 of its citizens lost their lives.

Rear view shot of 2 men dressed in medieval clothing tilting their heads to the left and looking at a partially built leaning tower of Pisa with scaffolding around it. Caption. You just gotta lean a little to the left.

A train in a subway station. Caption: the subway uses electricity to keep rolling.

Closeup of ancient artwork that depicts Sumerians holding battle axes and traveling on chariots and horseback. Caption. And shows Sumerian armies with weapons and captives.

Painting of a partially constructed biblical Tower of Babel, a cylindrical stone structure with several tiers that gradually taper in as they rise, high above the flat green landscape that stretches for miles.

Still image from: Treasures Decoded: El Dorado

Still image from: Treasures Decoded: Jesus's Wife

Still image from: Treasures Decoded: The Sphinx

Still image from: Treasures Decoded: The Turin Shroud

2-D T-Rex leans toward us as it walks through a forested landscape. Text reads, "Tyrannosaurus Rex."

C, G, I rendering of a tan pyramid being built using several modern cranes with a mountain range in the background.

Angled view of a large, brown wooden ship with many oars and several ropes hanging down from tall masts while sailing on open water.

Man crouches, looks down at an archaeological dig site. Caption: Narrator. Mark Lehner is professor of Egyptian archaeology.

Still image from: Xploration Earth 2050: Future Tech Uncovers the Past