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Episode Four

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Dr Sam Willis is in Bukhara where he finds out how goods were sent to the markets of the west, showing how trading methods sparked revolutions all along the Silk Road.

In this episode Dr Sam Willis is in the ancient city of Bukhara where he finds out how goods were sent to the markets of the west, showing how trading methods sparked cultural, technical and artistic revolutions all along the Silk Road. Sam also goes back to school to learn where modern mathematics and astronomy were born.

23 minutes

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Thu 3 Sep 2020 13:30GMT
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Presenter Sam Willis
Series Producer Richard Downes
Director Tim Niel
Assistant Producer Jon Morrice
Executive Producer Mike Smith

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