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10,000 BCE
beginning of civilization (b)
Before this time farming was uncommon in the lifestyles of humans in the Near East. They had traveled in small nomadic groups once they had migrated away from Africa around 50,000 years into the past and relied on hunting and gathering to survive. Then that way of life shifted into farming and settling down in villages. Which led to the inventions of many new technologies. -
10,000 BCE
the discovery of beer (b)
The exact date of the discovery of beer is unknown, but dates back to around 10,000 BCE through 4,000 BCE in an area stretching from modern day Egypt, Turkey and the border between Iraq and Iran, known at the time as the Fertile Crescent. It was discovered that gruel, particularly if it was made with malted grain, if left unattended for a couple of days turned into beer. -
9000 BCE
adaptation (b)
the major switch from hunting and gathering to farming occurred around around 9000 BCE when people began to grow their own grains for their personal usages instead of gathering wild grains -
9000 BCE
wines discovery/the invention (w)
Wine was first produced during the Neolithic period, between 9000 and 4000 BCE, in the Zagros Mountains and modern day Armenia and northern Iran. It consists only of fermented juice of crushed grapes left in pottery for long periods of time. -
3400 BCE
earliest origins of writing (b)
The earliest written documents are of Sumerian wage lists and tax receipts. This was the common use of written language as for writing was originally invented to record the collection and distribution of grain, beer, bread and other goods. Beer was mentioned in "Epic of Gilgamesh" (2700 BCE), a book written about the Sumerian King. These documents and stories were written on small, flat tablets of clay consisting of symbols made by pressing tokens into the clay or scratched using a stylus. -
3150 BCE
connection with wine and royalty (w)
one of the earliest kings, King Scorpion I was buried along with 700 jars of wine. Wine was a symbol of power and riches at the beginning of its popularity, at first only the wealthy could obtain it. -
2697 BCE
Tea (t)
The first cup of tea was brewed somewhere between 2737 - 2697 BCE in China by the emperor Shen Nung. -
2697 BCE
background (t)
Tea comes from the camellia sinensis and is an infusion of buds, leaves, and flowers of that bush. It is thought to have evolved in the Himalayan jungles. People discovered the healing effect tea had when it was rubbed on wounds, and the "invigorating" effect that is felt when chewing on its leaves. -
2500 BCE
usage of beer (b)
Beer was also used as a form of currency. The workers who build the pyramids of Giza around the time period of 2500 BCE were paid in three or four loaves of bread along with four litters of beer. Using beer as a currency showed that beer became "synonymous with prosperity and well being -
2500 BCE
spreading of the grape plant (w)
Vines were being cultivated in Crete, possibly even in the mainland of Greece as well. Having the plants "closer to home" had made wine less expensive because it wasn't being imported as often. -
2100 BCE
another usage of beer (b)
Beer was later recorded as being used as a form of a medicine. tablets with list of recipes of medication were found in this time. -
1300 BCE
Distillation (s)
Distillation dates back to the fourth millennium BCE, but is originated in Cordoba by the Arabs and was originally a form of medicine, it was believed to have therapeutic powers because it burns and has a warming quality. Distilling wine makes it stronger, because the boiling point of alcohol (seventy eight degrees centigrade) is lower than that of water (one hundred degrees centigrade). -
1100 BCE
spirits (s)
Spirits don't become popularized until around the year 1100 BCE -
870 BCE
displaying wealth and sharing with all (w)
The feast of the inauguration of King Ashurnasirpal II of Assyria created a turning point of the viewpoint of wine. By serving ten thousand skins of wine at his feast he displayed his wealth. -
146 BCE
taking advantage (w)
Rome became the largest power in the Mediterranean after the falling of the Carthage. Romans began making wine, when the best of the wine makers headed from Greece to Italy to make wine similar to that of the Greeks. Italy had become the new center of trades. -
780
Tang dynasty (t)
Tea became the national beverage of China during the Tang dynasty. -
1400
coffee's origin (c)
Coffee had originated in the Arab world and first became popular in Yemen, where the process of making coffee beans into a drink began in the 1400s. -
1496
home goods brought to an end (s)
people began to distill wine at their own homes after learning about the practice and offered it for sale on on feast days. This process was widespread enough that the Germany city of Nuremberg banned the process. -
1510
changing views in coffee (c)
By this time coffee had reached Cairo, coffee became the center of controversy. instead of remaining a religious drink it became more of a social drink. Muslim scholars said coffee was intoxicating and therefore it should be prohibited like alcoholic beverages. -
new start//the colonial times (s)
the first permanent English colony was established. Many of the people in the colony wanted alcoholic beverages, but it was very difficult to provide these beverages due to the climate, which was not idea for the cultivating of vines. -
taxes on tea (t)
The first tax on tea was imposed. -
colonies (s)
When the third colony was established in Massachusetts, settlers made sure they had brought along enough beer. A ship named Abrella brought over ten thousand gallons of beer. English crops were still hard to grow in the harsh climates. -
establishing coffeehouses (c)
The first coffee houses were established during the ruling of Oliver Cromwell. The coffeehouses were considered more respectable alternatives fro taverns. -
London's First coffeehouse (c)
London's first coffee house was opened in 1652 by Pasqua Rosse, the American servant of an English merchant named Daniel Edwards who had acquired a taste for coffee while traveling in the Middle East. -
London's last coffeehouses (c)
By 1633 the number of coffee houses in London had reached eighty-three. Sadly, many of them were destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666, but even more arose in their place, and by the end of the century there were hundreds of them. -
no coffeehouses, no free speech (c)
King Charles II did not like the idea of coffeehouses because they allow freedom of speech and he became suspicious of it. On December 29th, 1675 he issued the "Proclamation for the suppression of the Coffee-houses", it was soon enough realized that the proclamation was being ignored, so it became dropped. -
widespread of tea (t)
Small amounts of tea were brought over to Lisbon privately in the 1550s but it wasn't until 1610 that the first commercial consignment of tea was brought over by a Dutch ship. Tea reached France in the 1630s and England in the 1650s, the first type of tea being green tea. Tea then began as a medicinal drink. In the 1770s, tea smuggling from Britain to the American colonies was at its peak so that they did not have to pay the duty imposed on tea being imported from England. -
molasses act (s)
the molasses act was put into action, meaning there was a six pence per gallon on molasses imported into the american colonies. -
rise of rum (s)
During the second half of the seventeenth century, rum became available. This was a cheaper alternative to brandy and did not have to be shipped across the Atlantic. Rum was a stronger beverage too, and was very quickly popularized in the colonies. -
science into soda (cc)
Joseph Priestly, a scientist and English clergyman, lived next door to a brewery and became infatuated with "fixed air" and investigated the properties of the gas. He later discovered that by pouring water quickly back and forth between glasses over a vat, the gas dissolved in the water and "exceedingly pleasant sparkling water" was produced. -
the tea act (t)
The Tea Act of 1773 was put into action, and the result was the Boston Tea Party of 1773, where protesters dumped shiploads of tea into Boston Harbor. -
accidental american made beverage (cc)
In May 1886 in Atlanta, Georgia, John Pemberton invented one of the most iconic beverages of all time, Coca-Cola. Pemberton was a pharmacist and originally wanted to create a medicine. -
WW2 and Coca-Cola (cc)
Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor in December officially brought America into World War II. When America's troops were sent overseas, Coca-Cola went along with them. Every serviceman was provided with a bottle of Coca-Cola for five cents. -
WW2 and Coca-Cola (cc)
The sugar rationing was put into action, but after a whole bunch of lobbying and numerous letters written to Washington, Coca-Cola was exempt from the rationing because it was considered "essential to the war effort". -
outcome of coca-cola on today's world (cc)
Today, carbonated beverages are the most consumed beverages in the US. It accounts for 30% of all liquid consumption in the states and 3% of humanity's total liquid intake globally.
