Questions Things you will need to know Lecture 1 What are two reasons why early man started smoking meat o To reduce the toughness and preserve the meat What European countries eat horse o Austria Belgium France Germany Hungary Iceland Italy Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Serbia Slovenia Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom Ukraine Timelines o 12 000 BCE people in Upper Egypt and Nubia were using grindstones to make flour from wild grasses o 10 000 BCE Wild emmer an early type of wheat grown in Palestine was being harvested by the Palestinians o 9 000 BCE Einkorn a type of wheat grown in Syria was being eaten in Syria o 8 000 BCE Wheat barley and pulses legumes were cultivated near Jericho and in the popular locales from Syria to Mesopotamia and Egypt o 7 000 BCE Barley became a food crop Taro starchy root vegetable was cultivated in New Guinea goats and pigs were domesticated manioc tropical plants with roots that are rich in starch was growing in the Amazon o 6 500 BCE Domestication of goats and sheep reached the Balkans from Anatolia o 6 200 BCE farming in Western Europe and in the Mediterranean o 6 000 BCE farming established in Mesopotamia and China Peruvians were raising potatoes o 5 000 BCE wet rice farming in Eastern China and maize in Mexico irrigation was developed in Mesopotamia o 4 500 BCE cattle used for plowing in lower Danube o 3 500 BCE use of animals for milk and fur in Europe plow introduced to western and northern Europe o 3 000 BCE Millet cultivated in Korea o 500 BCE wet rice farming in Japan What are two foods Egyptians ate more then anything else o Bread and beer What are some fruits they ate o Grapes pomegranates watermelon figs sycamore figs dates What are some things that were transmitted by people moving from one place to another to conduct business o Silk and spices When was the Minoan King Knossus s palace built and how was water brought to the palace o Between 2000 B C ad 1900 B C o Water system that brought water from the underground springs What was the purpose of Machu Piccu o It was most likely a ceremonial town What were the most important trade routes in Africa o Niger River Trans Saharan Trade Route What did they transport across the Niger River o Transported needs from coast to coast Food Origins and Destinations Know how and when these foods got to these destinations o Europe to North America Cabbage 19th Century Onions 19th Century Pigs 19th Century o Central America to Europe Chocolate 1520 CE Corn 16th Century Tomato late 15th early 16th century Sweet potato late 15th early 16th century o Southeast Asia to Europe Spices 1522 o China to Europe Rice Tea Coffee o East Africa to Europe Where do our best cocoa beans come from o The Criollo variety grown in Mexico South and Central America and Indonesia What is the legend of how coffee was first found o Goats used to eat coffee berries When a farmer noticed the goats frisky behavior he tried eating the berries himself and felt a renewed feeling How is coffee processed bean o Dry processing the fruit is laid out and the fruit separates from the o Wet processing the fruit are laid out in water they ferment and rot and the beans then separate from the fruit Lecture 2 Cultural Parameters What other character did Botticelli and others famously depict o The Virgin Mary Know four countries in Asia o China Japan Vietnam South Korea Why is it called the Middle East o Its halfway between the UK and India How is the Jewish body prepared for burial What is another name for cultural geography deceased s body o Human geography world o Limestone soil bricks straw cloth clay Know the history of the Rosetta Stone o Called a Tahara includes cleansing ritually washing and dressing the Besides wood what are some other building materials used throughout the o It is an ancient Egyptian granodiorite stele inscribed with a decree issued at Memphis in 196 BC Appears in three scripts o A member of the chorus put on a mask pretended to be a god and How was acting born spoke back to the chorus Was this a new way of storytelling o Yes What was purpose of Ellis Island o Ellis Island was a screening center for immigrants coming into the United States open from 1892 1954 When did salt become a commodity o 221 BC What are some things that eggs symbolize o Fertility creation and new life Lecture 3 Religion Who dwells in the temples o The Gods a principal deity is in the center Do the Untouchables still exist in modern India Is it legal o Yes No it is not legal Who eats beef in India What are the four noble truths o Besides tourists people of religions other than Hindu eat beef o Dukkha suffering anxiety unsatisfactoriness the origin of dukkha the cessation of dukkha and the path leading to the cessation of dukkha Which instrument plays a large part in Shinto festivals o Drums What is Passover o Jewish spring festival that commemorates the liberation of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery lasting seven or eight days from the 15th day of Nisan Who guards the pyramids o The Sphinx Video timeline of Religions o 3000 BC Birth of Krishna birth of Hinduism o 2000 BC Birth of Abraham birth of Judaism Conquest of Canaan Israelites conquer Levant Jerusalem Sacked Jewish diaspora o 480 BC Birth of Buddha birth of Buddhism o 32 AD Death of Jesus birth of Christianity o 570 AD Birth of Muhammad birth of Islam Muslim conquest Islam expands West Muslim conquest Islam expands North Muslim conquest Islam expands East o Reconquista Christianity vs Islam o The Crusades Christianity vs Islam o Missions abroad Christianity expands o Israel founded Jewish expansion Lecture 4 British Isles What were some foods eaten at the first Thanksgiving o Roast goose roast venison tenderloin stewed pumpkins and corn o Circle of huge stones that was most likely for some form of worship o Built to separate England s Brigantes from the lowland Novantae and grits What is Stonehenge What is Hadrian s Wall Selgovae Name three castles in Scotland o Banff Blair and Brodie Higher class meals o Oatmeal bacon or kippers eggs fried bread hot tea Lower class peasants o Sturdy bit of bread and hefty slice of meat What did Anna Maria the 7th Duchess of Bedford of Woburn Abbey in Bedfordshire do to change the history of tea drinking in England o Switch tea to in between lunch and dinner instead of after the main meal Know these foods o England Steak and kidney pie hearty savory pie containing pieces of beef steak and kidneys in the filling Shepherd s pie deep dish meat pie
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