A History of the World in 6 Glasses, by Tom Standage, discusses the influence of various drinks on certain events and throughout the course of history. The drinks we read about in this book are beer, wine, spirits, tea and (from the epilogue) water. The overall purpose of this book is to explain and prove that each of these drinks had a profound effect on the world. Tom Standage is a digital editor and an author who wrote a plethora of books on an array of events and times throughout history. That being said, Standage’s work can be trusted and recommended as he is a qualified writer.
However, when beer was discovered it became moderately prevalent and a necessity to some degree. It was used in religious formalities as it was thought to be a gift from the Gods. It was used for social collaborations as well. In order to keep up with its high request, hunter-gatherers had to deliberately farm. One of the key reasons for its popularity was its ability to be stored which was Unlike anything they’ve ever seen before as the ability of previous food sources were not up to that level of technologies for the storage of the grain.
Beer: Beer was not particularly an invention, Standage says, it was more so a discovery, when it came about in the Mesopotamia society around 3400 BCE. Water was the only beverage the Mesopotamians ever knew, until they came upon a new drink derived from barley, wheat, and cereal grains. Beer had become the staple beverage of the earliest civilizations. Both rich and poor people consumed beer.
There were various topics covered throughout Chapter 16 of Patterns of World History: Volume One: to 1600, which focused on the European expansion as well as the Ottoman Habsburg conflicts. First, apocalyptic beliefs were spreading across Europe and began to inspire Europeans to explore and conquer the non Christian world. Second, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella enacted various political and religious reforms during their reign in Spain. Lastly, conflicts between Christians and Muslims in Eastern Europe was beginning to boil over into armed conflicts and conquest. All in all, each of these components greatly shaped the world through the reconquest of the Iberian peninsula, the European voyages to the Americas and Africa, and the Ottoman incursions
Tom Standage wrote A History of the World in 6 Glasses to show how history can be summarized by drinks. Standage starts off the book by saying, “Thirst is deadlier than hunger” (1). Standage used that to set the stage and show the importance of drinks in the world. Standage didn’t just connect a drink to a country for the fun of it. Standage used extensive research to find what drink made that country or region explode.
Journal #1. Page 19- “Since beer was a gift from the gods, it was also the logical thing to present as a religious offering.” Response - Beer was used in ceremonies such as religious, agricultural, funerals, etc. The religious meaning of beer has a longer timeline than the Sumerians and the Egyptians.
In John Standage’s book, A History of the World in Six Glasses, the history of the world is told through the history of six beverages; beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and Coca Cola. The effect that each has had on the world is profound and immeasurable, however, of the six beverages, I have found that coffee has played the largest and most significant role in world history. One way that coffee affected world history is that establishments that served coffee created a social venue for members of the community to bond over various topics. Standage wrote that coffeehouses were hotspots for “gossip, rumor, political debate, and satirical discussion.”, similar to what they are in the present day. These topics led to Kha’ir Beg, ruler of Egypt, as well as his superiors worrying about coffeehouses being a popular meeting place for those wishing to overthrow the government.
This book reveals to us how beer and wine were used for cultural, social, political, and even medical purposes. Finally, Standage shows us how civilizations grew by the spreading of beer and wine, and how the spreading of these drinks spread culture around the world. To Standage beer and wine is a technology that played huge role in the developing and advancing civilization. In the introduction, Standage states that throughout history various drinks have/had such high significance
In Frank Beddor’s The Looking Glass Wars, Alice in Wonderland is twisted to a new story. Alyss is in Wonderland as princess but is attacked by her aunt Redd. Family problems will come back to haunt you. Genevive, Redd, and Alyss are at war against each other because Redd wants Genevive’s throne.
In A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage, the similarities and differences in the economic and political role of drinks such as spirits and coffee between the Colonial Period and the Age of Reason are presented. Economic similarities between these periods include that spirits and coffee were agriculturally produced and traded between areas for items and that both of these drinks slowly promoted the growth of capitalism. An economic difference is a trade of spirits being used as slave currency and encouraging slavery while coffee promoted equality between different economic classes. Political similarities include spirits and coffee shifting political power and the drinks’ role in challenging the government. A political difference
Working people were often paid in beer. Water, which was made people sick due to the contents in it, was replaced with beer as a healthier option. Standage argues that beer was the start of social civilization in that it was
In the novel, The Looking Glass Wars, Frank Beddor uses conflict to transfer the character Alyss Heart from a teasing, inexperienced, and playful little girl, into a mature, imaginative, and wise young woman. To begin with, Alyss Heart was a trickster who often teased when she was young. However, through conflict faced in a new world, Alyss soon becomes a mature and kind person. For example, at Alyss’s own birthday, “She would have rather hidden...dropping jellyjollies from an open window…”
Analytical Review over: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin During the course of this book I could easily tell the life of Benjamin Franklin from the span of 1706-1757 which is stated in the introductory pages of the biography. The book starts off with Benjamin franklin writing a note to his son (the autobiography), then telling the reader how his family were continued Protestants in secrecy through the Reformation and reign of Queen Mary. Then talking about his father and how he wanted Benjamin Franklin to follow in his footsteps but Benjamin had a “Strong inclination for the sea” (9) this strong inclination pushing him to Philadelphia where he met his future wife’s father.
Beer was an amazing discovery that changed the course of history forever. It was used for religious ceremonies, as a source of currency, and it had many other uses through the course of ancient and modern history. When exactly beer was first discovered is not
As a result, beer attained a positive result. Starch and glycogen produced a negative result because they are polysaccharides and don’t have the aldehyde functional group. Distilled water contains no monosaccharides and has to ability to reduce the copper ions (Cu+) and
