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OpenStudy (mykalll_):

How is the discovery of beer linked to the growth of the first civilizations ?

OpenStudy (ladycielphantomhive):

Beer became socially and ritually important to hunter-gathers so in order to ensure the availability of grain, hunter-gathers switched to farming. Beer helped to make up for the decline in food quality as people took up farming, provided a safe form of liquid nourishment, and gave groups of beer-drinking farmers a comparative nutritional advantage over non-beer drinkers.

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