1/24/2018 Mesopotamia,the cradle Introduction Guide to of western civilization, US Food Laws where early writings and Regulations emerged as well as the EUROPE SECONDEDITION first laws of the lands Chapter 2 PatriciaA.Curtis First major civilization Turkey How did we get was in a region called where we are Sumer today? WILEY Blackwel SUMER Introduction Introduction Ancient laws Oldest evidence of beer is believed to be a Sumerian statute required innkeepers to give 6,000-year-old Sumerian tablet depicting their customers the proper amount of beer or people drinking a beverage through reed have their hand cut off. straws from a communal bowl. Bible contains reference to food and food laws. Most are based on kosher foods and the Jewish Cuneiform faith ancient tablet- Laws dealt with clean versus unclean animals and this piece has a prohibited practices recipe for beer! Laws addressed the use of just balances and weights in the marketplace1/24/2018 1 Chapter 2 How did we get where we are today? • Mesopotamia, the cradle of western civilization, where early writings emerged as well as the first laws of the lands • First major civilization was in a region called Sumer Introduction • Oldest evidence of beer is believed to be a 6,000-year-old Sumerian tablet depicting people drinking a beverage through reed straws from a communal bowl. Cuneiform ancient tablet – this piece has a recipe for beer! Introduction Introduction Ancient laws • Sumerian statute required innkeepers to give their customers the proper amount of beer or have their hand cut off. • Bible contains reference to food and food laws. Most are based on kosher foods and the Jewish faith • Laws dealt with clean versus unclean animals and prohibited practices • Laws addressed the use of just balances and weights in the marketplace