Anthropology of food Flashcards
(32 cards)
What are spices, and how are they different from herbs?
How have spices from Asia been used by European populations?
How did consumption patterns of sugar change in Western Europe from the Middle Ages into the 1800s (think cost of it and who were mainly consuming it)?
From what parts of the world did coffee, tea, and chocolate originate?
What is chemically important about these three, and how does coffee, tea, and chocolate physically affect us?
How does the history of European use of spices (including sugar), coffee, tea, and chocolate reflect the history of colonial expansion, social revolution, and the industrial revolution?
How did coffee drinking involve religious concerns in Arabia and in Europe?
How did coffee drinking involve religious concerns in Arabia and in Europe?
How was coffee important in London business expansion during the 1600s?
How did tea become associated with women and home life in England, while coffee was associated with men away from the home?
How did tea become associated with women and home life in England, while coffee was associated with men away from the home?
How was cocoa used in ancient Mexico?
How did its use change after it was introduced into Europe?
Know the three categories of psychoactive drugs and the traditional (organic, not made in a lab) examples of each. Where and why are those examples traditionally used?
How are hallucinogens used in non-industrial societies, as opposed to industrial societies?
Be able to explain the theory that their use may explain ancient European cave art.
How is ethanol produced, and what are its effects on humans?
How did beer and wine consumption function in ancient cultures?
What is distillation, and why did distilled drinks become so popular (and so much of a problem) in Europe during the 1600s and 1700s (the Gin Craze in England)?
To temperance advocates, what behaviors and health conditions were associated with drinking and with temperance?
Did early temperance reformers consider beer as a dangerous drink?
What did American reformers tout as excellent replacements to alcoholic drinks?
What is Homeopathy?
Is there evidence that it works?
