. . "Birth of civilization, 6000 BC-2000 BC [ videorecording] ; Age of iron, 2000 BC-AD 200" . . . . . . . . . . . . "History" . . . . . "Discusses the origins of civilization in the fertile valleys of the major rivers in the Near East and China." . . . . . "Describes the development of iron smelting and manufacturing and its effects on early civilizations. Traces the early civilizations of Minoan Crete, the Near East, India, and China." . . . . . . . . "To 1200" . . "India" . . "China" . . "Middle East" . .