A History of the World in Six Glasses
“Beer in Mesopotamia and Egypt” (Chapters 1 and 2)
1. Beer became important to hunter-gatherers. To ensure the availability of grain, hunter-gatherers switched to farming. Beer helped to make up for the decline in food quality as people started to farm, provided a safe form of liquid nourishment, and gave groups of farmers who drink beer a nutritional advantage over people who don’t drink beer.
2. First is that somehow ancient civilizations understood in some way that the water was not safe to drink in some regions. Second is that they learned in some other way that by boiling the water and then making a “spirit” that was unknown to them at the time was infact actually safer to drink and therefore was able …show more content…
The ancient Egyptians made at least 17 types of beer. Alcoholic beverages were used for medicine, pleasure, ritual, and nutrition.
5. Beer is an industry and it is an industry that ushered in civilization and enabled people to settle in one place and build cities.
“Wine in Greece and Rome” (Chapters 3 and 4)
1. Beer was for common people and wine for the important people. Beer was used as a source of barter for tradesmen.
2. Greeks used wine as their drink when the water quality wasn’t good enough, in games at gatherings, and for making vinegar.
3. 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. The water was usually unsafe to drink on its own.
5. Wine was viewed as a necessity for life in Roman culture rather than a fancy drink for the Greeks who could afford it. The reasons are more health related rather than personal enjoyment.
6. Wine has often been used as a pain killer, so it has medical uses. Religion is also used at times for medical purposes.
“Spirits in the Colonial Period” (Chapters 5 and
“Beer in Mesopotamia and Egypt” (Chapters 1 and 2)
1. Beer became important to hunter-gatherers. To ensure the availability of grain, hunter-gatherers switched to farming. Beer helped to make up for the decline in food quality as people started to farm, provided a safe form of liquid nourishment, and gave groups of farmers who drink beer a nutritional advantage over people who don’t drink beer.
2. First is that somehow ancient civilizations understood in some way that the water was not safe to drink in some regions. Second is that they learned in some other way that by boiling the water and then making a “spirit” that was unknown to them at the time was infact actually safer to drink and therefore was able …show more content…
The ancient Egyptians made at least 17 types of beer. Alcoholic beverages were used for medicine, pleasure, ritual, and nutrition.
5. Beer is an industry and it is an industry that ushered in civilization and enabled people to settle in one place and build cities.
“Wine in Greece and Rome” (Chapters 3 and 4)
1. Beer was for common people and wine for the important people. Beer was used as a source of barter for tradesmen.
2. Greeks used wine as their drink when the water quality wasn’t good enough, in games at gatherings, and for making vinegar.
3. 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. The water was usually unsafe to drink on its own.
5. Wine was viewed as a necessity for life in Roman culture rather than a fancy drink for the Greeks who could afford it. The reasons are more health related rather than personal enjoyment.
6. Wine has often been used as a pain killer, so it has medical uses. Religion is also used at times for medical purposes.
“Spirits in the Colonial Period” (Chapters 5 and