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Ancient Greek’s regarded hospitality with great importance in their culture. Being a good host was a reflection of power, as well as a form of honoring the gods, especially Zeus—who was associated with xenia. Xenia extended past hospitality rather it was a form of proper behavior between individuals, both host and guest. This mutual trust helped establish and create bonds. These bonds were often created through eating; food was associated with bonding and power, eating was seen as a luxury and a form of honoring the gods and themselves.…
Beer was considered to be the drink of the common people in Greece. Wine became the fancier drink that eventually became a status symbol for those who could actually afford to drink wine. 4. It became the main beverage in Ancient Greece. Wine was also used to help kill bacteria.…
What types of nourishments and beverages the host might serve? In ancient Greek host serve wine. Wine was overwhelmed by the nourishment, and the drinks were joined by snacks such as chestnuts, beans, toasted wheat, or honey cakes. All these snacks are intended to absorb alcohol and extend the drinking spree “Keeping one’s guest supplied with liquor is the first law of hospitality.” (Margaret Way) To not bored the guest they had conversations or the host bring out entertainment such as kottabos (a board game), music, dancers and acrobats.…
Ancient Greece has contributed a variety of subjects from poetry to philosophy, but what are the areas Ancient Greece had the greatest influence? Ancient Greece has been significantly influential to American culture, specifically in the area of political structure and science, although, entertainment is also noteworthy. In 508 BCE, Democracy begun (Doc. 1); a political system that introduced unbiased judgment and would be later expanded upon for the American political principles. Democracy was a government crafted by the people, that is to say, Athenian men who were allowed to vote.…
In ancient Greece hospitality was very important. A person's social status was based on how kind they were. Hospitality was a prominent force in these times and was a generally accepted rule of law. People practiced good hospitality out of love and fear. Some greeks were kind and loving toward their guests because they truly cared about their fellow man.…
Some foods they ate in 1800’s were, Johnny cake(homemade),hot dogs,donuts. They also ate seafoods. They made chowder if they didn't have much food. They marinated meats so it had more seasoning and taste. Some of these foods, we eat them today.…
A prominent feature in Greek literature, food often serves as a cultural function through feasts and symbolizes hospitality and luxury. While food usually connotes festive times, Homer stretches the traditional perception of food in The Odyssey to something that is more ominous. From the beginning of the poem, Homer states that Odysseus and his crew were “destroyed by their own wild recklessness,” that they were “fools, who devoured the oxen of Helios, the Sun God, and he took away the day of their homecoming.” (Odyssey, 1.7 (27)). These words are depicted throughout the rest of the poem where Odysseus and his men show how the submission to their desires delayed their journey home.…
On Mondays , families would have vegetarian style meals and foods and on Wednesdays , the breads and pastas weren't even thought about. Main meals in the roaring twenties started developing frozen and marketing frozen dinners . A popular main meal was sandwhiches. The 20’s had entire cookbooks dedicated to sandwiches. This was also when Wonder Bread was invented and the american diet consisted of breads, potatoes and meats.…
They ate birds and poultry. Another topic is Clothes. Palm and woven papyrus were the materials used to make sandals for the poor. They weared cheap linen compared to the rich. Let's talk…
For my first essay I will be writing about the Greek cookout I went to on Monday September 5th, 2016. It was a very hot day, with no clouds in the sky, so all you felt were the sun beams hitting your skin. This was an informal event for the Greeks and students of George Mason University to get to know each other and just have a fun time; with music and food that got cooked on the grill. I went to this event with the intentions of finding which sorority I felt the most connection/ comfortable with. I went with two of my friends who are thinking about joining a sorority.…
1. How did the development of large states and empires promote wine as a drink of choice? (Pg. 43-47) When rulers toke over more land, their empires and city states developed, as a result, their power and wealth grew. As their wealth increased, rulers were able to purchase expensive luxury items. In the end, wine grew to be the symbol of power and prosperity.…
I enjoy baking cakes, I consider my self to be a baker, so I chose to do my project on ancient Egyptian. The history of cakes go far back to ancient times, the Egyptians were the first culture to show evidence of advance baking, but the first cakes back in those days were more bread like sweated with honey with nuts and dried fruit added. I as a baker would redo Egyptian cake using a modern cake style, because the ancient Egyptians times are one of the coolest. So my cake would be based off the clothing they wore how they lives there lives and the jewelry they had. Egyptian clothing was filled with a variety of colors.…
What do 85 percent of Fortune 500 executives, the first female astronaut, and the first female senator all have in common? All of these people were members of a Greek organization during their time in college. As the fall semester at American University enters the home stretch with finals looming and new schedules being created, students are preparing for a new start when the spring semester rolls around. Unlike most colleges and universities, American University enforces a rule that only allows first year students to join Greek Life in the Spring semester. Once students return to American and begin their spring semester, many will have to weigh the option of joining Greek Life.…
Egyptian cuisine and some of its recipes date back 5000 years and archeologists have even revealed the use of food as a means of payment during ancient times. Of course, there have been some adjustments to the dishes over the years, mainly with the addition of ingredients and styles taken from other cultures (note the dropping of alcoholic drinks has also been a part of this change). Egyptian cuisine depends heavily on legumes such as beans and lentils as well as vegetables and onions making a regular appearance in most dishes. Vegetarians normally have no problem getting by in Egypt since meat has traditionally been expensive and thus less common. Around the Egyptian coast you will find more fish in the meals.…
Food in Ancient Greece consisted of grains. Wheat, barley, fruit, vegetables, breads, and cake. They grew olives, grapes, figs, wheat, and kept goats, for milk and cheese. They ate lots of bread, beans and…