Historical+Perspective+about+Alcohol

Alcohol has been around for ages and it wasn't always for humans. Did you know that higher primates, like chimpanzees drink fermented fruits to enjoy the sensation?

All cultures have different perspectives on alcohol. The Romans had a god called Dionysus or Bacchus, which was the god of wine! So they obviously drank. the Prophet Mohammad had banned it, as to show that there was a difference between his followers, and the Christians and Jews.Buddhists also have chosen that their culture shouldn't drink.

Alcohol wasn't only used to have a good time, it was used to make people courageous, to make people fall in love with you, calm feuds and much more. 

   "The abuse of alcohol and its associated problems is nothing new. As we have seen, ancient cultures were aware of its damaging potential. But, with the exception of the Muslim countries, where the religious prerogative provides the incentive, most efforts at prohibition have ended in repeal within a few years. The enormous popularity of drinking in Britain and Europe means that the idea of banning it has never won much support. Some Scandinavian countries have experimented with rationing, in an attempt to curtail alcoholism, with little success."-quote from //Alcohol in history.//

And then we come to the The Prohibition era. It all started in the 19th century. The U.S was so determined to make sure no alcohol was around, they even made up a committee to help prevent it. It was called the National Prohibition Party. And, a few years later, the anti-saloon league was also founded.

It wasn't just the U.S who wanted to ban alcohol other places tried to ban it as well. These places were:  All these countries tried to prohibit alcohol. It obviously didn't work, as there is alcohol in every single place. As I have mentioned before, we humans aren't the only ones to drink this popular substance. And scientists claim that wines from grapes have existed from 1,000 years ago!
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In the 1920's some American's went so far to to make anti-alcohol advertisements : <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif"> media type="youtube" key="DVuwREbGh3w&feature=related" width="425" height="350"

But in the early ages, you would probably think that the early peoples wouldn't have had much of a choice to what type of alcohol they could drink, but, surprisingly, they did have a large selection. the Egyptians had at least 17 selections of beer, and 24 varieties of Wine! They also had alcohol for just in case at burials into the afterlife.

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The Babylonians also drank, they all preferred beer as their choice to drink. they even had wine goddesses. And, you would think, that if they liked to drink for a goddess, some people would inevitably get drunk and have to do something as a punishment! NO! There were no penalties for it, and it wasn't even mentioned.

The distillation process did not make its way to Europe until the eleventh century. But had been in China and India up to 800 B.C.

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media type="youtube" key="WxpMFlnMGAE" width="429" height="355"up to 3:06 is relevant As you saw in the video, famous people even condemned drinking. Plato did, and some countries followed his advice, that people shouldn't drink under the age of 18. Australia and other countries have even made that the law.

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