Africa's Great Civilizations

Season 1 Episode 2: The Crescent and the Cross

Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. charts the ancient rise of Christianity and Islam, whose economic and cultural influence stretched from Egypt to Ethiopia. Learn of African religious figures like King Lalibela, an Ethiopian saint, and Menelik, bringer of the Ark of the Covenant.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

1

Episodes:

6

Actor:

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Quality:

HD

Status:

Ended

First Air:

2017

IMDb:

8.0