CNN Millennium - Season 1 Episode 4 The Fourteenth Century: Century of the Scythe
Black Death, the catastrophic plague that invaded Europe from the East, cut short the new prosperity. Treatment varied from the magical to the scientific. In Cairo, the number of deaths was said to reach 21.000 a day. While the great empires were devastated, smaller ones flourished. Mali, in west Africa, became wealthy through trading gold and salt. In Central Asia, Timur, a Turk born near Samarqand, rose from sheep-stealer to conqueror and creator of a vast empire that gave the world some of its most spectacular Islamic architecture. Seaborne trade prospered, especially at the eastern end of the Indian Ocean. In East Java, the Kingdom of Majapahit thrived under the splendid rule of Hayan Wuruk. Europe also suffered other catastrophes - terrible famine and a mini ice age. Across Europe, there was a call for greater equality between people and their rulers.
First Air Date: Oct 24, 1999
Last Air date: Dec 26, 1999
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 10 Episode
Runtime: 60 minutes
IMDb: 0.00/10 by 0.00 users
Popularity: 5.2701
Language: English
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Season
Season 1
Episode
The Eleventh Century: Century of the Sword
The Twelfth Century: Century of the Axe
The Thirteenth Century: Century of the Stirrup
The Fourteenth Century: Century of the Scythe
The Fifteenth Century: Century of the Sail
The Sixteenth Century: Century of the Compass
The Seventeenth Century: Century of the Telescope
The Eighteenth Century: Century of the Furnace
The Nineteenth Century: Century of the Machine
The Twentieth Century: Century of the Globe
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