This series relies on short snippets to describe major parts of history or even events. For example, the Crusades were characterized by the sack of Jerusalem. While not the high point of Christianity by any means, the producer intends the viewer to take one data point and extrapolate it to the whole movement. Its depiction falls way short of the true history of the Crusades and what caused them. "Mankind the Story of All of Us" needn't have gone to this trouble since its series on the Crusades accomplished the purpose of mis-characterization. It relies on the tired narrative of power-hungry popes and a greedy mercenary Christian knighthood. Of course, nothing was said about how expensive it was for the Christian participants to finance their way, nor of jihad that bred the Crusades in the first place.
This series is not very informative and a waste of time.
This series is not very informative and a waste of time.