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10,000 BCE
Beer in Mesopotamia and Egypt
Neolithic people in Mesopotamia harvested grain and began creating permanent settlements in order to farm. This was the beginning of the end of the Neolithic Revolution. -
7000 BCE
Farming Began to Spread
The farming of grain began to spread throughout the Middle East and to Egypt. This created more permanent settlements. -
6000 BCE
The Invention of Pottery
Pots made of clay were sculpted for the first time and used to not only drink beer but to also store it in large quantities. -
5000 BCE
The Discovery of Wine
Wine was first produced in the Zagros Mountains during the Neolithic period. This was a result of the abundance of the Eurasian grape vine, the use of pottery for storage, and the availability of grains year round. -
4000 BCE
The Uses of Beer
Beer was spread throughout the Middle East And Egypt. It was drunken by almost everyone rich or poor. Beer was so popular at this time it became a currency and was used to trade. -
2000 BCE
The Creation of Large Cities
Smaller settlements began to band together and form a larger more advanced complex known as a city. The surplus of grain led to a population increase. -
600 BCE
Wine Was Wealth
The land owning class was categorized by their vineyard holdings. -
100 BCE
The Romans Take Over
Romans became the dominant power in the Mediterranean, but borrowed Greek culture and wine making. -
100 BCE
Domesticated Tea
Tea becomes domesticated in the area surrounding China. -
27 BCE
Christ Makes Wine
Christ's miracle of turning water to wine. -
Dec 24, 780
Tea Tax
Tea had become so popular in China, the first ever tea tax was put in place. -
Sep 12, 1440
Supply and Demand
The Portuguese began kidnapping african slaves in order to sell them for europian goods. -
Dec 24, 1440
The Slave Trade
Portuguese begin slave trade in order supply enough sugar to make alcohol. -
Dec 24, 1492
Discovery of the Americas
Christopher Columbus discovers America while looking for a faster way to the East Indies. He then declares the Americas a good place to grow sugar. -
Sep 12, 1511
Coffee on trial
Religous leaders of Mecca attempted to make the consumption of coffee illegal by putting the beverage on trial. -
Coffee
Coffee was first introduced into Europe for the first time. -
The First Permanent Colony
The first permanent colony fought disease and famine while trying to make the land habitable to grow sugar. -
Tea to England
Through cultural diffusion, tea is finally introduced to England by The Dutch. -
First Cafe
The first coffee shop is opened in London by Pasqua Rosee -
Tea Biggest Import
Tea replaces silk as the biggest import In the world. -
Coffee Consumption
During the last half a decade, London consumed more coffee than anywhere else in the world. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party dressed up as Mohawk Indians and dumped 342 crates of Tea into the Atlantic Ocean for the taxation on their tea without representation. -
The War Begins
Camille Desmoulins sets the French revolution in motion at Cafe Foy. -
First Successful Grape Harvest
The first successful grape harvest occurred in Australia. The vines, originally from the Cape of Good Hope, had taken three years to mature before they produced any grapes. -
Whiskey Rebellion
Alexander Hamilton passes laws taxing the production and consumption of liquor. The Settlers are not happy and capture and threaten tax collectors. -
Spread of Economy
The nations railroad and telegraph sysytems spread throughout the country and became a large market where coke was a commonly sold. -
Creation of Coke
Pemberton tried to create a medicine to cure headaches. He failed many times and eventually created the most popular soft drink in the modern world. -
Creating the brand
Pemberton came up with the name coca-cola by using the ingredients they created the drink with. Cocaine and the kola plant. -
The US vs 20 kegs of Coke
Coca Cola was put on trial because religous leaders thought that caffiene promoted sexual activity. -
New Coke
A new type of coke was created and was a complete disaster. People didnt like it and they tried to go back to the classic coke.
