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10,000 BCE
NO BEER
There was almost certainly no beer by this time -
10,000 BCE
FIRST PERMANENT SETTLEMENTS
On the east coast of the Mediterranean, there were settlements found. -
9000 BCE
WINE ?DISCOVERY/INVENTION?
The assumed time of the wine discovery/invention. -
5400 BCE
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE OF WINE
The earliest physical evidence for wine from Hajji Fruz Tape. -
4000 BCE
WIDESPREAD BEER
Beer was widespread in the Near East(region near modern-day Iraq) -
3400 BCE
FIRST RECORDED HISTORY OF BEER
Found in Sumer(a region in Southern Mesopotamia) -
2500 BCE
WORKERS PAY
Workers were paid in beer and bread. The standard radiation for a laborer was 4 loaves of bread and 8 pints of beer. -
1335 BCE
DEAD RESTS WITH BEER
When people died, it became popular to lay them to rest with a bottle of beer. -
870 BCE
ONE OF THE GREATEST FEASTS EVER
One of the greatest feasts in history presented by King Ashurmasirpal II of Assyria that went on for 10 days and was attended by 69,574 people. -
618
TANG DYNASTY
Tang dynasty in China, also known as the Golden Age, and the spread of tea throughout China. (ending in 907) -
1400
COFFEE BECOMES POPULAR
The custom of drinking coffee becomes popular in Europe. -
1511
RELIGION VS. COFFEE
Religious leaders in Mecca banned the consumption of coffee. -
1524
SHUTTING DOWN COFFEESHOPS
Attempts to shut down coffeehouse in Mecca. -
1539
SHUTTING DOWN COFFEEHOUSES
Attempts to shut down coffeehouses in Cairo. -
1550
EUROPE MENTIONING TEA
Tea being first mentioned by Europe. -
1ST COFFEEHOUSE IN LONDON
Opened by Pasqua Rosa. -
EXPORTS
Coffee exports to France begin. -
RUM
Making rum became popular! -
STAMP ACT
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THE TOWNSHEND ACT
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COCA-COLA INVENTION
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TEA SMUGGLING
The smuggling of tea into Britain and its American colonies was at its peak. -
THE TEA ACT
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THE BOSTON TEA PARTY
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LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
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TAX PROTESTORS
A group of protesters dressed up and boarded 3 company ships in Boston Harbor. Over the course of 3 hours, they tipped all 342 chests of tea on board into the water. -
REVOLUTIONARY WAR
The British attempted to assert their authority over the colonies, but that enraged the colonists, resulting in the Revolutionary War. -
FIRST LOGO
Thomas Twining put up a specifically designed sign above his cafe(thought to be the oldest logo) -
FRENCH REVOLUTIONARY WAR
As the public mood darkened, a meeting of the assembly of notables(the clergy, aristocrats and magristrates) failed to sort out the financial crisis, prompting King Lous XVI to convene the states general, an elected national assembly, for the first time in over 150 years, "it was met at Versailles, it broke out in confusion, making the finance minister, Jacques Necker to declare the army to come. At the cafe de foy, on the afternoon of July 12, 1789 the french revolutionary war was set in motion -
SODA WATER IMPORTANCE
Soda water was used strictly for medical use. -
THE OPIUM WAR
The Opium War (1839-42). In July 1839, two British warships defeated 29 Chinese ships. -
COCA-COLA LOGO
The coca-cola logo in cursive script first appeared in a newspaper advertisement. -
ANNUAL SALES OF COCA-COLA
By the end of 1895 annual sales exceeded 76,000 gallons and coca-cola was sold in every state in America. -
AMERICA RISES
The American economy had overtaken Britain's to become the largest on Earth. -
COCA-COLA CHALLENGES
There was 3 challenges to the might of coca-cola: the end of Prohibition, The Great Depression, and the rise of a vigorous competitor, Pepsico, with its rival drink: Pepsi-Cola. -
JAPAN ATTACKS !
Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 brought the USA into World War II.
