Millennium: A Thousand Years of History (1999)
Genres - Historical Film |
Sub-Genres - Biography, Inventions & Innovations, Politics & Government, Social History |
Run Time - 60 min. |
Countries - United States |
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Synopsis by Betsy Boyd
Part of the CNN Millennium ten-hour documentary which explores global events of the past 1,000 years from a global perspective, CNN Millennium, Pt. 5: Century of the Sail -- The Fifteenth Century outlines pivotal points between 1500 and 1600, a century of self-improvement. In Europe, artists started a fresh movement called the Renaissance. Brilliant painter, architect, and engineer Leonardo da Vinci was born in 1452. China became a maritime competitor in this century, and Christopher Columbus set off to discover new places. Actor Ben Kingsley narrates.
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art, century, China, coffee, empire, exploration, millennium, printing, renaissance, sailing, Turkish [nationality], war
