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10,000 BCE
Discovery of beer (after 10,000 BCE)
Beer was not invented but discovered. When people tried to contain cereal grains, they were not able to keep it air-tight. so when the grains got wet they soon realized it tasted sweet. So as the grains continued to ferment it became known as the fizzy alcoholic drink, beer. -
9000 BCE
adoption of farming
there are many beliefs on why beer was adopted but most of them lead back to beer. After the discovery of beer occured and the word got around, many cultures wanted to maintain the supply of beer and make it a reliable foodsource. -
Period: 7000 BCE to 5000 BCE
farming through the fertile cresent
farming spread throughout the fertile crescent between 7000 BCE and 5000 BCE -
storehouses to temples
surplus foods were often kept in storehouses which would hopefully prevent food shortages in the future. But they also used something else to help prevent food shortages. they prayed to the gods for a good harvest for that year. But as these 2 rituals intertwined, the deposits of surplus food became offerings to the gods. Which then turned the storehouses into temples.
