Fall of Civilizations Podcast

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7. The Songhai Empire - Africa's Age of Gold

Today, the Songhai Empire is all but forgotten by history. But this medieval kingdom was once the most powerful force in Africa. Find out how this civilization grew up on the fringes of the Sahara Desert, among some of the most extreme conditions that nature can throw at us. Discover how it grew and flourished, passing through a process known as the imperial cycle, and learn about what ultimately caused its sudden and dramatic collapse. Credits: Sound engineering by Thomas Ntinas Voice Actors: Jake Barrett-Mills Rhy Brignell Bryan Tshiobi Pip Willett Music by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-fre…isrc=USUAN1100209 Artist: incompetech.com/

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  18. Egypt - Fall of the Pharaohs

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  17. Carthage - Empire Of The Phoenicians

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  16. Bagan - City Of Temples

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  15. The Nabataeans - The Final Days Of Petra

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  14. Vijayanagara - The Last Emperors Of South India

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  13. The Assyrians - Empire of Iron

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  12. The Inca - Cities in the Cloud

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  11. Byzantium - Last of the Romans

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  10. China's Han Dynasty - The First Empire in Flames

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  9. The Aztecs - A Clash of Worlds

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  8. The Sumerians - Fall of the First Cities

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  6. Easter Island - Where Giants Walked

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  5. The Khmer Empire - Fall of the God Kings

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  4. The Greenland Vikings - Land of the Midnight Sun

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  3. The Mayan Collapse - Ruins Among the Trees