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3150 BCE
The Egyptians
The Egyptians were the first to discover alcohol. They most probably used berries or honey. https://www.alcoholproblemsandsolutions.org/history-of-alcohol-and-drinking-around-world/ -
Period: 3150 BCE to 1500
History of Alcohol and Drinking around the World
between the years of 3,150 B.C. and the fifteenth century, the consumption of alcohol varied between the years and the places it was being consumed. Some places could drink in moderation while other places were constantly intoxicated. -
2700 BCE
The Babylonians
Beer was one of the most important beverage to the Babylonian. They also worshiped the goddess of wine and other wine goddesses. Beer and wine was often used as an offering to their Gods.
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2000 BCE
The Greek
"The art of wine making reached the Hellenic peninsula by about 2,000 B.C." One of the first alcoholic beverage to get popular in what they call Greece was created. it became a fermented beverage made of water and honey. https://www.alcoholproblemsandsolutions.org/history-of-alcohol-and-drinking-around-world/ -
1116 BCE
The Chinese
Alcoholic beverages were used more for spiritual food rather then using it as a psychical food. Alcohol played an important role in their religion. "A Chinese imperial edict of about 1,116 B.C. asserted that drinking alcohol in moderation was prescribed by heaven. Whether or not it was prescribed by heaven, it was clearly beneficial to the treasury." This Chinese character represents alcoholic beverage https://www.alcoholproblemsandsolutions.org/history-of-alcohol-and-drinking-around-world/ -
525 BCE
The Persians
King Cyrus of Persia believed in the moderate consumption of alcohol. On the other hand, they intoxicated themselves when they had to make decisions. After Cyrus's passing, it was common to be to be contently drunk. -
425 BCE
Dionysus
The Dionysu's believed that being intoxicated meant that they were being brought closer to their deity. It was not unusual to be intoxicated at a banquet or festival, but rather quite normal. -
100 BCE
Excessive Drinking
In some practices, it is encouraged excessive drinking . "They included drinking on an empty stomach, vomiting to permit drinking more wine, and drinking games. The latter included, for example, rapidly consuming as many cups as indicated by a throw of the dice." it was no longer rare to intoxicated in the first and second century B.C.
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100
Abuse of Alcohol
The abuse of alcohol by the Roman's peaked in around the mid-first century.
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476
The Middle Ages
Lasting about one thousand years, the Middle Ages existed between the Fall of Rome up until the beginning of the High Renaissance in 1500. Drinking was one of the many developments of the Middle Ages.
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1500
The Black Death
The Black Death and subsequent plagues began in the mid-fourteenth century. People had believed that the consumption of alcohol may protect them from the mysterious disease. Others still believed that moderation in all things would save them. https://www.alcoholproblemsandsolutions.org/history-of-alcohol-and-drinking-around-world/
