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The Discovery Of Beer In Mesopotamia And Egypt

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Nomadic hunter-gatherers discovered beer through gruel, which was made using cereal grains. They started farming these grains to create more beer and even bread. Beer soon became a necessity to the people of Mesopotamia and Egypt. Some ancient writing stated that drinking beer is what separated them from savages. As beer and bread became more popular, it was stored in public containment building which then turned into temples and the bread and beer was turned into offering. Since the discovery of beer seemed magical to the people, they would offer it to their gods for various occasions. Priests would ration out the offering and use them as tax and to pay workers. Soon small towns turned into villages and then to cities as more people took up

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