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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately when did the civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt arise?

2. What word refers to a Roman banquet?

3. The word "Rumbillion" was a slang word from southern England meaning what?

4. Approximately when did humankind adopt the process of farming, beginning with the domestication of cereal grains?

5. What beer did the Aztecs offer to Mayahuel, the goddess of fertility?

Short Essay Questions

1. What role did distilled spirits play in the emergence of the Transatlantic Slave Trade?

2. Where was Ancient Cordoba located? How is it described?

3. What role has beer served in poetry and literature?

4. What was the customary way to drink wine in Greek culture? How did the Greeks perceive other customs of consuming wine?

5. Why were beer and wine regarded as class distinctions in ancient civilizations?

6. Where is the Fertile Crescent and how is this setting described?

7. What cultural role did beer play in Ancient Mesopotamia?

8. When was the practice of large-scale wine production introduced? What advancements were made?

9. What artifacts demonstrate the earliest of beer drinking and customs?

10. How did wine factor into Ancient Egyptian culture?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the structure of A History of the World in 6 Glasses. How does the author establish his hypothesis? What is his hypothesis? How does he go about proving this hypothesis? Do you feel that he succeeds? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the ancient artifacts presented in the book that indicate beer drinking and culture in early history. How far back do artifacts date that indicate beer drinking? What do these artifacts tell us about beer consumption and its prevalence in society?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the culture and customs of wine production and consumption in Ancient Greece. What were the primary centers of wine production? How did the Greeks advance the processes of wine production? What role did wine play in religion and everyday life?

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