New school year, new class. This year it is AP World History and it is 11th grade.

The text book can actually be found online, A History of the World in Six Glasses at Amazon or you can find it online for free in PDF if you Google it.

I do think this group would do very well with answers for the first assignment:

Read the introduction and chapters one and two of the book on the importance of beer to early farming societies. Answer the following questions in paragraph format {typed} – a response should not be longer then ½ page. Cite passages from the book when you directly use information.

Questions:
1. Explain how the ingredients needed for beer is related to humans changing from a hunter gather lifestyle to settled communities.


2. A major concept for the first unit is that the agricultural revolution led to the developments of new and more complex economic and social systems. How did beer play a part in the development of a more complex economic system? Be sure to include info on taxes; payment for services; and role of government.


3. How did the introduction of beer lead to advancements in agricultural technology?


4. How did beer help to organize society? Your response should include information on accounting and writing.


5. What were the cultural impacts of beer? Your response should include religious rituals; nourishment and social interaction