• The 7 Drinks That Shaped Western Civilization

    American writer Tom Standage wrote a book called “History in Six Bottles”. In the book, he divided Western history into six eras, and selected six beverages as their representative elements to analyze the development of Western civilization: Beer – the iconic product of farming civilization. Beer is the product of human beings shifting from relying on gathering and hunting to living a farming and settled life, and there is a surplus of food. It has witnessed an important productivity leap in human society. Wine—an important element in ancient Greek civilization, ancient Roman civilization, and Christian civilization. Wine is a symbol of power, wealth, and status. “People of different social status…

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