A History of the World in 6 Glasses

1. Fertile Crescent- an area that stretches from modern- day Egypt, up the Mediterranean
coast to the southeast corner of Turkey, and then down again to the border between Iraq
and Iran. Here, the discovery of beer was inevitable once the gathering of wild grains
became widespread. This is where humans first took up farming and established largescale settlements pg. 11-12
2. Chicha- the Incas beer was offered to the rising sun in a golden cup and poured it on the
ground as tribute to the Gods of the Earth pg. 19
3. Storehouses- Used between 7000 B.C.E & 5000 B.C.E, this was a way to store valuables
including food surplus. Keeping food in a storehouse was a way to fight off future food
shortages pg. 22
4. Uruk- the largest city by 3000 B.C.E, being surrounded by fields and the city was rules
by Gilgamesh pg. 25
5. Sumer- A region on southern Mesopotamia where writing first began and also where they
recorded history of beer began pg. 26
6. Epic of Gilgamesh- first literary work, the story tells of Gilgamesh adventures who was a
Sumerian king who ruled pg. 26
7. Ziggurats- the simple storehouses of the Neolithic period built on raised, stepped
platforms. Each were ruled by an elite priesthood who maintained the economy and lived
off the surplus pg. 31
8. Mesopotamian city-states- Mesopotamia is essentially a large open plain, Mesopotamian
city-states include Uruk, Ur, Lagesh, Eridu, and Nippur pg. 25
9. Cuneiform- wedge-shaped indentations made in clay tables using reeds. It is the ancestor
of the modern western alphabet. The symbol was compared to early pictograms and its
symbol for beer is recognizable as a jar shape. The steps are recognizable and are the
oldest written recipe pg. 34
10. Ashurnasirpal- A king Ashurnasirpal gave one of the greatest feasts in history to mark the
inauguration of his new capital at Nimrud. The king populated his new capital with
people throughout his empire pg. 43
11. Dionyus- Dionysus, the god of wine, left Mesopotamia to go to Greece and made wine
available to everyone not just the wealthy. Over time grapevines and olives over tools
grain farming
12. Platos Republic- Plato wrote a book named The Republic arguing putting power into
ordinary peoples hands, and democracy led into anarchy. Plato basically was saying

power is like wine and can intoxicate when its consumed in large quantities by people
who arent used to it pg. 70
13. Roman Villas- the Roman liked to show their roots and stayed showing aspects of Greek
culture, so gentleman farmers would remain to throw lavish feasts and parties in Greekstyle villas that where called Roman Villas pg. 88
14. Battle of Tours- In 1732 C.E the battle of the tours halted the advance of Islam into
Europe, where Arab troops were defeated the battle marked the Arab influence in Europe.
It started a period of consolation and reinvigoration of European culture pg. 88
15. Charles Martel- In the battle of tours which halted Islam into Europe in 732 CE the Arab
troops were defeated by Charles. He was the most charismatic of the princes of the
Frankish kingdom. The effect of the battle caused consolidation and reinvigoration of
European culture pg. 88
16. Cordobal- The capital of Arab Andalusia in what is now southern Spain was the most
cultured city in Western Europe. They had a lot of necessities that we currently have now
so it was the most cultured. A German chronicle described Cordoba as the jewel of the
world pg.93
17. Aqua vitae- Distilled with a higher alcohol content that can be produced by fermentation
its alcohol content is higher by about 15 percent. It had evidence of power by men living
over 70 which was an unusual growth in age. They believed that it could preserve youth
pg. 99
18. Pasheel Bizy- Large quantities of alcohol that was presented as a gift before beginning
negotiations with African Traders was known as Pasheel Bizy it was from Europeans this
was used as an incentive and the Africans wouldnt do business unless they were
presented with one. People were also paid in liquor but not in large quantities but in
bottles in pairs or fours for the duties they took care of pg. 105
19. 1773 Molasses Act- A law passed in London the act levied a prohibitive duty of sixpence
per gallon on Molasses imported into the North American colonies from foreign colonies.
The idea was to encourage New England distillers to buy molasses from the sugar islands
pg. 117
20. Sugar Act- The sugar act took place in 1764 at the end of the French and the Indian War,
where British troops and American colonists fought together to defeat the French pg. 119
21. Sufi Islam- In the 1470 coffee had been adopted by Sufis, who used it to ward off
sleeping during nocturnal religious ceremonies pg. 137
22. Dutch East India- Established coffee plantations in Batavia an island what is now
Indonesia. The Dutch soon got control of the coffee market, and Arabian coffee couldnt
complete in price but flavors were extraordinary pg. 147

23. Principia- This book portrayed Newtons (author) on graduation of earthly and celestial
bodies. He created a new foundation that replaced the discredited theories of the Greek
pg. 161
24. The Wealth of Nations- The financial equivalent of the book principia was the wealth of
nations written by an economist, it described and championed the emerging doctrine of
laissez-faire capitalism, smith wrote most of his book in a British Coffee Shop pg. 165
25. Voltaire- Philosopher Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire extended the new scientific
rationalism into social and political spheres. In 1726 voltaire was imprisoned because of
the condition that he would go to England pg. 116
26. Encyclopedie- the book was seen as the Enlightenment thinking. It was soon seen to be
banned but Diderot continued and finally finished with 28 volumes pg. 166
27. Changan- this was a part of Chinas major culture diversity which included sculpting,
painting, the clothing, and hair pg. 179
28. Luyu- A Taoist poet who wrote the Classic Tea, it describes the cultivation, preparation
and serving of tea. He continued writing books about tea and the different ways to make
it. From then on he created a symbol of tea which is culture and sophistication pg. 180
29. Celestial Empire- Assumed to by its inhabitants to be located at the center of the universe.
Its cultural and intellectual achievements were unbeatable pg. 184
30. Richard Arkwright- a British inventor that began the construction of a large building at
Cromford in Derbyshire. He first showed his skills when he began collecting human hair
and dying it with his own formula pg. 198
31. Tea Act of 1773- Its terms included a government loan of to pay off debts and the right to
ship tea but this would lower pay and costs but the overall effect was to reduce the price
of tea pg. 204
32. Lin Tze-Su- A commissioner sent by the emperor to Canton to put a stop on the opium
trade. When he went things were left and they ignored him so he gave his men orders to
set fire to the stocks of opium. All of this resulted in one Chinese man down and the
British ban from Canton pg. 210-211
33. Indian Mutiny- A widespread uprising against company rule that was triggered by the
revolt of the Bengal army in 1857, prompted the British government to take direct control
of India and the company was abolished in 1858 pg. 219