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The First Global Economy (1450 - 1600 AD)
Neil MacGregor uses objects from around the world to chart Europe's expanding maritime trade and empires that created the first global economy between 1450 and 1600.
First Broadcast20 Sept 2010
Latest Broadcast25 Sept 2010
Episodes5
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History
Episodes
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EPISODE
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Neil MacGregor with some of the best examples of African art, the great plaques of Benin.
Sept 2010
EPISODE
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Neil MacGregor with one of the stars of the British Museum - an Aztec serpent.
Sept 2010
EPISODE
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Neil MacGregor with porcelain white elephants from Japan.
Sept 2010
EPISODE
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Neil MacGregor with the first truly global money - silver pieces of eight.
Sept 2010
EPISODE
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Neil Macgregor with a clockwork galleon designed for a grand dinner table.
Sept 2010