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12,000 BCE
Shift from Nomadic Lifestyle
The shift from a nomadic lifestyle to a agricultural one occurred after the last ice age.The nomadic people settled down into groups and started to farm and domesticate animals. The fertile crescents fertile soil and flat landscape was perfect for the shift and was home to many grains but this land was highly sought after .The grains allowed the people to group into growing cities living off of bread and beer . -
7000 BCE
Symposiums
As wines popularity grew in Mesopotamia and Egypt it also grew within the country is was produce. Men of power would hold symposiums, which were events in which men would meet drink why and talk about politics . As the tradition furthered they would begin to play Kottabos where the would try to flick remaining drops of wine at a target some even built rooms for this game.Pieces on literature were written about symposiums . -
3400 BCE
First forms Of Writing in Mesopotamia
The Sumerians being a large group they need to invent something to keep them ahead of invaders .The first Sumerian writing was cuneiform was written on clay tablets and it was used to keep track of events . They record rations of bread and beer, the amount of agricultural surplus, and public works used to benefit the city.As a result the Sumerians were one of the more advanced groups on the fertile crescent.This allowed the Sumerians to hold a long lasting position on the fertile crescent. -
2700 BCE
The worlds first great literary work
The world's first great literary work The epic of Gilgamesh . Which told the life story of of King Gilgamesh but was filled with some white lies to make the King seem much more spectacular. The moral of the story is that bread and beer can change you into a person with morals and can travel to Gilgamesh . The Sumerians payed more attention to the significance of the food and beverage then were given -
2500 BCE
The formation of the pyramids
he Egyptians built pyramids to worship their rulers and the gods.Being so lucky as to be one the fertile crescent they worshiped Ra and believed that he was the one to leave the Egyptians beer. The Egyptians forced slaves to build their pyramids and offered beer in many sacrifices .They were highly religious and the pyramids allowed them to be closer to the gods they adored . They used their hieroglyphics on the walls and kept records . -
2500 BCE
The cultivation of wine on Crete
The vines were so popular that they were started to be grown and cultivated from Crete that was run by the Greeks . Wine was a valuable export for the Greeks and the wine went from Greece to Mesopotamia and Egypt . So many cultures wanted to get their hands on the beverage because wine symbolized power and status .The drink was popular because the fermentation destroyed and bacteria and kept people well . -
2000 BCE
Formations of city-states
The groups of nomadic people started to make larger groups eventually forming city states that included Uruk,Lagash,Ur and Memphis.These cities states were formed when taking care of all the grains well pursuing other food sources became to great a risk to do as a singular family.The city states (with the help of all its residents) were able harvest grains and stay well by drinking beer . Which left them healthy to keep the city safe from invaders.It was the start of many civilizations to come. -
701 BCE
The Odyssey
The story of the Odyssey doesn't have a direct origin because during Greek and Roman times it was told orally .The story of the Odyssey was a story of a king who was lost at seas for many years.It was told that he had a lot of wine which isn't unusual because wine was a sign of being an elite on the social class structure .The story taught lessons and teachers still have their students read the book today. -
161
Wine Over The Law
A laws were passed to limit the amount of money that could be spent on food and entertainment. They also had laws the were specifying the amount of wine for weddings and funerals and what foods and drinks could be served together and which ones could not . Though the law were out they were rarely enforced . This resulted in a disregard for the governments propositions. -
170
Wine and Medcine
Wine was kept in cellars out of sunlight and were perfect places for the wine to ferment. Galen was looking for the best wine that held both a great taste, and a medical properties.Wine holding bacteria is made it a good resource to disinfect wounds. They believed that with any imbalance in the 4 humors could be solved with different types of wine. Even emperors followed these prescriptions . -
1430
The Invention Of the Printing Press
Johannes Gutenberg created the printing press. This invention allowed for a much faster rate of production then printing and copying each book by hand to make another copy. This resulted in more people being able to read and write because there was more available copies and many authors of the time were writing about the distillation of wine that created the spirits.Not to mention that with more people receiving a better education it allowed for other advancements . -
1501
The Triangular Trade
The slave trade was beginning and sea routes were being established, mapped and explored. The journeys in the triangular trade were hard and rough sailors could be lost and sea , ¨eaten by sea monsters¨ or inherent a vitamin C deficiency that resulted in scurvy.But as Spirits were becoming more prominent on ships to the switch from beer to rum allowed for more to be held on ships . Meaning a longer period at sea for the workers kings. -
1511
Coffee On Trial
Muslims Scholars were unsure about the ¨intoxicating¨ effects of Caffeine . Khair Beg put coffee on trial to see what they could determine about the beverage.But with the start of the case most coffee was taking off the streets to prevent any further damage. The opposing views argument was that if coffee affects the drinker than it's not suitable for drinking. But the case was won when they compared this to the effects of other foodstuffs onions and eventually won the case. -
The New world
The first settlers reach Barbados and their originally plan was to grow tobacco on the island. That resulted in failure so instead the settlers brought in the necessary machines and materials to produce sugarcane which resulted in a huge success. The leftover materials that remained after the sugar refining process that left molasses. When rum became popular the extra molasses was used and it was a cheap alternative to wine and beer. -
Principia
Coffeehouses in London became popular for intellectual discussions. Halley and Wren originally challenged Hooke to find a supporting evidence to whether¨ elliptical shapes of planetary orbits were consistent with gravitational force that diminished with the inverse square of distance or not¨160. When Hooke could find evidence for the claim Halley and Wren gave out the same idea to Isaac Newton who was able to solve the theory. He also wrote a book about his findings called Principia . -
Coffee plantations expand
De Clieu made the voyage to Martinique with a coffee bean he had to share his water rations with the whole trip. But when he planted the bean he had great results with the plant after 2 years and even gave cuttings to his friends and to Santa Domingo and Guadalupe. The plants did so well here to that people started plantations and actually it made its way to Haiti, Cuba , Costa Rica. These areas became the dominated in the supply in coffee. -
The British Taxes on America
The molasses act was passed for the British colonies in America . Where molasses cost sixpence per gallon on french molasses . This was supposed to encourage buyers to procure their molasses from the British islands but instead the American colonies were outraged and because the British were not getting the funds they desired they taxed other luxury items like tea,stamps and sugar. Which lead us towards the revolutionary war. -
Taxation On Tea
London was suffering from war debt and being a supplier of commodities the British valued so much London decided to tax.The tea act 1733 the government would pay the loans if the tea was to be shipped directly from china to the American colonies. This idea sounded good but with the British having taxed stamps and other commodities.That resulted in the Boston Tea party and lead up to the revolutionary war -
French and Indian War
This war was over the land that the British had won from the French earlier in history. This cut of many of France's supply line, The Native Americans were stuck in the middle and even had to choose sides.It began when the British attacked a hunting group . The British won but now the french were low on funds and had to raise prices of commodities like tea . Which lead up toward the tea act. -
Start of The London Stock Exchange
Coffee Houses of the period were particular to who they say some business, others scientist and mathematicians.The coffee house owner of Jonathan's ( Home to brokers) would be payed off in return for the broker to kick out anyone they wanted. But this was unfair to many and resulted in the brokers having to make a new stop for these deals. In which they opened New Jonathan's, but was eventually changed to the London Stock Exchange -
The Revolutionary War
The revolutionary war started because the British were not giving their american colonies the same treatment as those who resided in the mother country were be given.The popular American slogan at the time was no taxation without representation.This drink was so vital to America that even when Paul Revere was on his ride to warn of the incoming British he stopped at a local tavern and bought himself a drink. -
Camilla Demoulins Call to Arms
With the only trusted government employee Jacques Necker (Finance minister) being dismissed with the confusion of the Versailles.The residents of France were rightly upset towards the king .They decided that it was time for a action and so Camille Desmoulins lead the charge on July 12th 1789 to nearby tables at the Cafe de Foy. Where he made his speech was said to be the spark of the Revolution in France. -
Disbandment of The Dutch East Indies Company
The was so much demand over the dominance of tea that the British destroyed a company that was very similar to their own. The British were able to do this within a few short wars, because of their superior military.The dutch east company just dissolved their was nothing the Dutch could do.The defeat of the dutch left Britain with almost full control of the worlds supply of tea . -
Cultivation In Assam
There was a contest started for the Royal Society in 1822 which asked people where is the best place to grow the most tea? Nathaniel Wallich a government official was sent a cutting of a plant that was similar to the camellia leafs in china in upper Assam .They started farming as soon as they possibly could and had the native people do the farming because they knew the land.This offered many jobs to lower class farmers of the period. -
Opium War
The opium war was between the Chinese and The British over opium and tea trade.With the Chinese having access to many of the foreign goods was an excellent trade allies . But China wanted to stop the trade of opium with Britain . This lead up to the first out of two opium wars that were relatively one sided beside of the superiority of the British militia. -
Great Depression
In the 1930s many difficulties awaited cola.The great depression following the stock market crash was a hard time for many Americans.During which you most people wouldn't be paying for such luxuries like soda from coca cola and only the necessities keeping your family warm and feed when you could.But in reality Coca Cola's happy advertisements that show people leaving their stressors behind. Not to mention that prominent selling fountains lead to cola being prosperous during the depression. -
World War Two
With the start of the war many companies switched to making something beneficial for the war, but for Coca Cola that wasn't the case.Instead coca cola became necessary in plants and some makeshift bottling plants were even operated from inside bases. It didn't matter who you were because if you were in the army you could get a discount on cola or a messenger might even bring you bottles on the base.This was because Coca cola kept up moral and it reminded soldiers of what they were fighting for. -
Attack On Pearl Harbor
The attack on pearl harbor by the Japanese was a travesty.This event got us into world war 2.But nevertheless it knocked us out of our isolated mindset and towards to use of allies .This event allowed us to get our foot in the door for possible trades like coca cola. -
Cold War
The cold war was won by both a treaty for good relations between the two superpowers.Zhukov one of Stalin's military leaders like Eisenhower enjoyed the beverage but between passed tensions Zhukov didn't want the people to know they were drinking disguised cola that had to color and didn't have the usual logo on it this euphoria was prominent at the time. Coca cola was able to establish itself on every inhabitable content. -
Iraq's Attacks Toward soft drinks
During the 1980´s when the when the boycott of Coca cola finally dissolved you could find cola in markets all throughout the Arabian world.Refrigerated trucks were sent to Saudi Arabia to refresh American troops their during the gulf war.But as America became more prominent in middle east affairs they showed their hate for Americans through our soft drinks and they did this on many occasions.But when we occupied Saddam Hussein's palace we held a barbecue a served Hamburgers and Cola.
