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Part 1: "Beer in Mesopotamia and Egypt"

• NOTE: Citations in this Lesson Plan refer to the following version of the book: Standage, Tom. Bloomsbury Publishing USA, 2009.

• In the nonfiction book A History of the World in 6 Glasses, author and journalist Tom Standage examines history through the lens of six beverages that shaped and influenced civilization from its roots through today.

• In his Introduction: “Vital Fluids,” Standage asserts his hypothesis that different man-created beverages have arisen alongside historical trends and that in some cases these beverages have influenced history in unexpected ways.

• Part 1: “Beer in Mesopotamia and Egypt” is comprised of two chapters. The first chapter, “A Stone-Age Brew,” begins with the earliest humans who migrated from Africa around 50,000 years ago.

• These early humans traveled in nomadic bands and lived in caves, huts, or skin tents. The hunter-gatherers moved seasonally to secure food.

• Around 12,000 years ago, humans in the Near...

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