Once they stayed in one place, they discovered some unusual qualities about the grains they grew. Why this change occurred is not clear but it caused the tribes to forsake their nomadic lifestyles in favor of a settled and stationary existence. A shift occurred about 12,000 years ago toward farming. These drinks often came at pivotal times in history or heralded in new eras and became symbols of the times or beliefs and emotions of the nations that they impacted.įifty-thousand years ago, hunter/gatherers lived nomadic lifestyles migrating to locations where they could hunt their prey and gather their fruit and nuts. “A History of the World in Six Glasses” by Tom Standage is a non-fiction work that traces the history of the six most important drinks that mankind discovered, developed and enjoyed throughout known history.
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