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10,000 BCE
beginning of civilization
During this time agriculture was very uncommon to people of the east. 50,000 years ago they traveled in small groups away from Africa. They mostly relied on hunting and gathering but when they moved they adapted to farming. -
10,000 BCE
Discovery of beer
Beer was first discovered around 10,000 BCE in modern Egypt .It was found by leaving malted grain out, it caused it to "fizz" -
9000 BCE
Invetion of wine
wine was invented around 9,000-4,000 BCE in the Zagros Mountains and Armenia .It is made from using juice from crushed grapes and then left in pottery. -
3400 BCE
Writing at i'ts earliest
The first sign of writing was of Sumerian wage lists and tax receipts. They mainly used writing to keep track of trades of goods grain, beer, bread etc..... They wrote on small clay tablets using tokens or a stylist to write. -
2737 BCE
The first cup
in Chinese culture the first cup of tea was brewed by the emperor Shen Nung. He was one of Chinas legendary emperors from 2737-2697 BCE -
2500 BCE
Building of pyramids
Over a 85 year span starting around 2,500 BCE they starting building pyramids. Workers who worked on the pyramids weren't being paid with money but, with goods such as beer, grain, bread etc. The higher the pyramid or the longer it takes to build the more the workers get in goods. -
2000 BCE
Cities and civilization
The first cities were in Mesopotamia. By 2000 BCE cities had spread to southern Mesopotamia.These civilizations were able to be made by an agriculture surplus like grain. -
870 BCE
Changing the veiw of wine
Wine was served for everyone even the poor. In 870 BCE the view changed, wine was only served to the wealthy. The feast of the inauguration of King Ashurnasirpal II of Assyria changed wine, he served 10 thousand skins of wine to show wealth -
400 BCE
Distillation and distillation
When Greek wisdom had been lost Europeans had came with more advanced technology like distillation and distillation. That is a process which vaporizing and recondensing a liquid occurs. -
212 BCE
Disaster in Greece
212 BCE Romans had took victory over Greece. Rome had uprooted Greece as the most powerful after the war -
1 CE
A rise in the population of Rome
From 300 BCE to 1 CE Rome's population grew from 1 hundred thousand to 1 million. This was most likely due to how much wine their was -
455
The divition of Rome
soon before emperor Theodosius I death in 395 CE he divided Rome in half. He let his sons take each half trying to make it easier to defend. In 410 CE The western crumbled and later was split into several different kingdoms -
1387
Miracle medicine
In northern Spain Charles II was sick with a fever and paralysis. Doctors prescribed a new medicine that had powers it didn't cure him but, instead Charles was soaked it distilled wine which was flammable a candle hot the sheet and king Charles went up in flames. -
1511
Banning Coffee
There has been many attempts to ban coffee, one of the earliest known attempts was in 1511 by religious leaders. It was said the coffee intoxicated people like wine, beer and other alcohol. The banning of coffee was unsuccessful. -
1524
Closing coffee shops
This was the fist of many attempts to close coffee shops. In 1524 in Mecca and 1539 in Cairo. No coffee shops were ever closed because no laws were ever broken. -
Suppressing coffee houses
Kind Charles II wanted to suppress coffee houses due to their freedom of speech. King Charles didn't want anyone to come up with plans. However his proclamation was ignored. -
Consuming coffee in london
Between 1680 and 1730 London had produced and consumed more coffee then anywhere else. Coffee houses were often talked about in dairies -
The discussion of gravity
On 1684, Hooke, Halley and Wren were all talking sitting down drinking coffee at a coffee house. They were talking about gravity which lead to Halley discussing it to Isaac Newton -
Rum
During the second half of the 17th century rum was very popular. It was much cheaper then any other alcohol. It also didn't need to be shipped across the ocean. It was stronger and it was made with leftover molasses. -
Soda water
The invention of soda water was by Joseph Priestley and founded in a brewery in Leeds.All of the other carbonated drinks were also made there. -
tea act
The tea act of 1773 made it so that all imported tea had a tax on it. This was used so that the colonists would have to buy tea that profited the king which lead to the Boston tea party. -
Boston tea party
After the tea act was set in place the Boston tea party took action. The Colonists were not happy and prevented ships from coming and unloading tea. Protesters dressed up as Indians and dumped 3 shiploads of tea into the Boston harbor -
opium for tea
The British weren't making as much money selling tea then as they had to pay for. The British offered trading goods but the Chinese could care less for European goods. So Britain came up with an ide to trade opium for tea. This would later lead to the opium war. -
The wiskey excise
Whisky had taken over and now was the most popular alcohol. Most settlers used it for currency . A law passed distillers could either an annual levy or an excise duty of at least seven cents on each gallon of liquor produced. Due to the new law violence broke out and the excise failed. -
Scurvy sailors
By 1655 rum had been peoples preferred drink over beer or wine, especially on boats. Sailors would drink grog to have supremacy at sea. Grog is a mixture of rum, with lemon or lime juice. Scurvy is a sickness most sailors died of, the way it could be prevented is by a dose of lemon or lime juice which is what grog had in it. -
The opium war
The opium war was a battle between England and China due to the opium trade. Europe was very superior so it made a very unfair short battle. In the end Hong Kong now belonged to Britain, the Chinese signed a peace treaty, and opened 5 ports of free trade to England -
Coca Cola
John Pemberton a pharmacist make in Atlanta was trying to make a patient medicine in may 1886 when he accidentally made Coca-Cola. -
taxing Coca-Cola
In 1898 there was a tax on all medicine and at this time Coca-Cola was considered to be a medicine. when the tax happened the company fought for no tax. the company won but Coca-Cola would have to be sold as a drink not a medicine. -
Worl War II
Coca-Cola got popular during WWII. During this time Coca-Cola was sold to solders for a cheaper price. At this time Coca-Cola was one of the only non-alcoholic drink which made it a good drink for soldiers. -
Today
Sodas are most consumed by people today. The Coca-Cola company is the biggest supplier of drinks. Coffee is most common with adults especially in the morning
