1) The way Tom Standage described beer in “A History of the World in 6 Glasses”; I would believe that beer had a big influence in the transition of hunting and gathering to agricultural based societies. At the time of early Egypt and Mesopotamia beer was a necessity. Everyone used to drink it. It was also used for religious purposes and Standage also described it as edible money. So I believe nomads had to finally settle to farm and supply people with the beer that they need.
2) In ancient Greece men generally had more right than women. In Greece they used to have wine party which women were not allowed to. So men had the chance to participate in these parties unlike women.
3) Wine was adopted as a ritual drink in Christianity because according to Christians in the last supper Jesus used wine to transform into his blood. However, in Islam wine was prohibited because it has harmful and can damage the body.
4) Yes I agree, because from what I could understand Standage was trying to tell us that we learned from our problems such as disease to create a new stronger world.
5) Coffee has had a huge impact in the world. It not only affects the world socially but also financially. Countries with coffee beans would export them and make big profits out of them.
6) Tea played in important role in Chinas economy. It helped the economy tremendously not only financially but it also helped it in the medical field. Tea also affected Chinas relationship with other countries. It was used for trade which helped relationships with other countries such as Britain and India.
The Essay on The Changing World Of Women
As a daughter living in a strict environment and living in a traditional ways, things get a little rough. My father is center of the household, so basically everything he says goes. In the western world its usually the other way around, its usually both the parents that have a say in things. In my society(Muslim society) my mother has a say in nothing unless my father asks. My mother is an ...
7) Tea mainly affected India’s religion. As it was traded from China to India Buddhism also passed on with it to India.
8) Coca-Cola quickly became the worlds most recognized drink was its refreshing and great taste. With the entering to the world stage of the United States due to the intervention in both World War I and II, so did Coca-cola. Coca-cola traveled every corner of the world where the United States was present.
9) Coca-cola was used to represent America. Coca-cola represented the American ideals of spreading consumerism and democracy. It was seen as the national drink for Americans. 10) Yes, I agree that the author mainly focuses on Europe. I think he did this because most of history occurred in Europe. I think the author did not focus his attention Latin America.
