Timeline: Beer in Mesopotamia and Egypt 10,000 BCE (Mesopotamia)-During the time period before 10,000 B.C.E. there was almost certainly no beer. It was discovered once the gathering of wild grains became at the end of the last ice age, in a region known as the Fertile Crescent. This area covers from Modern day Egypt up to the Mediterranean coast to the southeast corner of Turkey, and then to the border between Iraq and Iran. 9000 BCE (Fertile Crescent)- In the Fertile Crescent, people began cultivating barley and wheat deliberately, rather than gathering grains for them to have to eat and t...

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"The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown."1 Therefore, it makes sense that if mortals cannot bear the darkness, they [should not] not go there. If man dislikes "black night and yawning chasms,"2 then should he not even consider them? Shouldn't man seek out the sunshine, instead? The remedy is very simple: Avoid the darkness and seek the light. But, no. ...

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