Fermentation Research Paper

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Life as we know it today would not be where it is if people did not stumble upon fermentation. Ancient civilians did not have the knowledge that current people today have however, at points in history people came across a few different foods and beverages to fermentate. Discovery of fermentation lead groups of people to settle in one area and start to build a steady civilization The general process of fermentation is almost the same for each item. Beer, bread, and cheese are just a few examples of products recorded. Storage of these products are different because, they can either be a solid or a liquid. After beer, bread, and cheese were fermented, steady civilizations erupted and the economy increased. Without fermentation civilizations would …show more content…

This would cause the survival of the fittest. People who were either weak and/or sick were not be able to get as much food, unlike people who were strong and able to work. Civilians that were able to work were given better quality and more food than others because, strong folks could support the community while the others were indirectly hurting it. To survive the cold weather and season people would store the food and drinks in certain containers so it would last much longer than normal. This became highly important to the growth and development of civilizations. With growth and development comes the growth of economic profits. Economic stand point in the time before fermentation was good but, after fermentation of beer, bread, and cheese and the storage of these items, the economy had improved greatly. This was due to the buying and selling of the products. People had to buy various items to get the necessary ingredients to make the cheese or the other foods and drinks. After people made either the food or beer they were then able to keep the products for their families and sell the rest to make a profit. As a result, companies then started to pop up in areas and the economy increased even

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