National Geographic produced the "Birth of Civilization" film, which was released in 2008.

I
assume that students were the intended audience for the "Birth of Civilization," because it is
extremely instructive and exact in its depiction of the sequence of events. In this film, the goal is to
teach and educate people on how civilization came to be; the steps humans took to get there, how
social classes arose, the domestication of animals, and the domestication of agriculture, to name a
few topics. The "Birth of Civilization" began with an explanation of the fundamental existence of a
nomad, the absence of social class, and how agriculture had not yet been found as a means of
producing food for humans. The movie depicts the moment when one man realized that he could
grow plants on his own. As the film progresses, it demonstrates how man fails to comprehend
sickness, culminating in the expulsion of anybody who exhibits symptoms of the pandemic. The
second party of exiles meets up with them, and they are exposed to copper and domesticated
horses. Meanwhile, the peasants at home are increasingly under the control of a dictator. It is at
the conclusion that the evolution of pictograms and writing is shown.

Among the aspects of the "Birth of Civilization" that I feel National Geographic has captured very
well is the description of the people and the historical context. Face tattoos were seen on the faces
of several of the people in the "Birth of Civilization" movie at the beginning. In support of this
claim, there is some evidence to support it. Otzi, a 5,300-year-old corpse discovered in 1991
somewhere between Austria and Italy, was given the name "Otzi." From head to toe, Otzi's frozen
body was covered with copper age tattoos, which he had done himself. The attire was another
aspect of the "Birth of Civilization" that was effectively depicted. According to popular belief,
humans wore clothes, and this hypothesis was confirmed when Otzi was discovered dressed in
leather and fur. These were some of the subjects that I thought National Geographic did an
excellent job of portraying.

One historical criticism I have of the "Birth of Civilization" movie is that it takes just a passing
reference to language throughout the whole film. It is implied that all Homo sapiens speak the
same language and are able to converse effortlessly between tribes and towns in the film.
Already, it was believed that numerous languages existed in Mesopotamia alone, such as
Sumerian and Akkadian, among other things. This, I believe, is a significant omission from the text.
Another point of contention with the "Birth of Civilization" movie concerns religion.

He touches a cow head statue on his wall after getting married, which Uru notices while looking
up at it. Is there a symbolic meaning to the cow? Is there a God, a marriage, or fertility? Religion is
rarely discussed at all in the film, despite the fact that many people feel it was a significant part of
history. The Sumerian people, who lived in Mesopotamia, worshipped a plethora of various Gods
and Goddesses; but what about before that? Diverse hypotheses have been proposed, with some
claiming that Homo sapiens worshipped a variety of gods, such as a God/Goddess of fertility or
agriculture. I believe that religion is an important issue that cannot be disregarded.

The "Birth of Civilization" film detailed how Homo sapiens became aware of their ability to
cultivate plants, how they tamed animals, and how they began to recognize the existence of social
classes and writing. According to the film, the style of life depicted was well-described and
corroborated by other pieces of evidence, including Otzi. This was a very interesting and
educational film, which I thoroughly liked watching and from which I gained a great deal of
knowledge about the historical period.