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THE AGE OF IRON 20M BC - AD 200 The epoch-making development of iron smelting and manufacturing some 3500 years ago and its effect on early civilizations. This program also traces the first European civilizations of Minoan Crete, the Kingdoms and empires of the Near East, and the rise of the first empires in India and China. Part 4 of "THE WORLD. A TELEVISION HISTORY" that consists of 26 half-hour programs and covers the history of the world from the dawn of mankind to ancient Greece and Rome, the expansion of Europe, Asia, and Africa, the development of the United States through the Great Depression and the Cold War, all the way to the present. Concise, accurate and complete, THE WORLD is an excellent resource for all students.