I just love how Ted Ed visually presents these different cultures in history.

Don't lie, Sumer invented beer and therefore alcoholic beverages.

@Aren # ?

@vSanta dude wtf

Christianity is the only true religion

which is distorted and fake

“Sometimes adding hallucinagetic herbs” *now we’re talking*

@Hello yeast

Yes.

why did I see and read this comment the second I reached that part. This world is amazing

@Maya Martinez stop it yall cringe

@H.E.V. cat NO NO NO

It was weird to think every civilization could made their own alchohol drink while the earth was disconnected. It is like something come from inside human instinct

more human instincts : babies clinging to you when you’re holding them holding things on your head fetal position looking up at the stars

Yes it is kinda instinct....our own state people have our own alcohol...or rather every tribe in our region has it's own

Of course satan thought them all how to make it

@ForFun doesn’t relate to his comment

@ForFun yeah even animals know of alcohol...monkeys and other animals that eat the rotting marulas in africa then stagger around wasted as lol!!!

Alcohol was around for centuries as a component of wine and beer*, but it was not identified as a separate compound. The first person who discovered pure alcohol (ethanol) by distilling wine was a well known Iranian/ Persian alchemist by the name of Mohammad ibn Zakaria Razi (864-930 AD). He was born in the city of Ray, south of Tehran/ Iran.

@Arezu Dorud that was a joke...

@Thomas Jaa Yes. Was persian

Are you sure he wasn't Irish?

بچه‌های شهر ری ،ایولله دارن .

Actually, they found evidence of beer like liquid remnance in stone recepticles at Gobekli Tepe ca. 13,000 years ago. Even the Sumerians can beat the 7,000 years ago in this video as drinking water near a city could kill you, so they paid workers in Beer as it says in cuneiform tablets. Inana is the godess of alcohol over 7,000 years ago.

Almost anything can be preserved in alcohol, except health , happiness and money.......good lines

..and cotton candy

No

Alcohol build this civilization. Can muslims in the comments accept that? 😂

Don't lie, Sumer invented beer and therefore alcoholic beverages.

@campkira Amen! Pl read my Comments.0

I'm grateful for handsanitizers and medical/ lab grade alcohol. In addition, medical alcohol is also used by locals to roast dried squid as a snack that goes with beer in Vietnam. This roasted dried squid is a treat even without beer.

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I had been told there was some evidence that stone age communities in the northern isles of Scotland may have inadvertently discovered fermentation when heating heather beer inside stone buildings with slanted ceilings. I can't cite a source but feel like this wouldn't be included in a guided tour without any justification. It would place the discovery of fermentation about 4000 years earlier than you say.

can we get a playlist of ted eds animated by just these guys? they always do such a stellar job they're so cute

I can watch Ted Ed all day and learn a ton. Such a great time I live in

“I drank to drown my sorrows, but the damned things learned how to swim.” - Frida Kahlo

Wow.

@Hqrwey cc gustu wszystkim z tobą nie ma nic lepszego do ciebie pytanie 6f

"Put this in your mouth and i won't tell your parents you skipped school" -Uncle Jesus

😆😆👍very true

Mood

Since ancient days Armenia has been famous for its wine-making traditions which are still kept in practice to this day. The ancient winery found in the Areni cave dates back to 4000 BC (see Areni-1 winery), and is the oldest one in the world found to this date. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_wine

Beer was a great thing, because drinking water wasn't always safe, and fermented wheat was an easier way to store away calories in harsh winters... Have you ever been to a vineyard? There's yeast on the outside of the grapes which give the grapes the dull shade

"Homeland of Wine" - this is how they talk about Georgia(not state, but country - "Sakartvelo") as the ancient homeland of wine. The discovery of Rkatsiteli grape jugs of grapes of a period of more than 8000 years indicates the high level of development of winemaking in Georgia at that time. It is scientifically substantiated that Georgia is a country where people have "cultivated and domesticated" wild vines.

Yah ok buddy 😂😂😂😂

@ur mama No, it was the Georgians.

no chinese did it first

the animations are a BIG part of why I keep coming back to watch TED-Ed videos. So good

_"To alcohol! The cause of -- and solution to -- all of life's problems."_ *~ Homer Simpson*

alcohol ruins life and family that's all. never ever a solution 🙄

Alcohol ruins life itself!!

Lol it was at 6.9 k when I saw it

Lol the cause is real, but the solution is cartoonist

Well that saying is probably the dumbest thing of all of history’s sayings. If the saying was actually in history

Pulque is still made in Mexico and its an amazing drink, definitely worth the try if anyone gets the chance

Man, Ted talks really catch the feel of the topic with the feel of the animations. This videos all wavy and flowy, groovy but serious like a novela lol. Very cool

pity, you didn't talk about "Rhazes"; the persian polymath, physician, alchemist, philosopher who is known for his study of sulfuric acid and for his discovery of ethanol and its refinement to use in medicine.

In the Philippines we have coconut wine (Tuba) and it tastes sweet , but when fermented for too long it becomes vinegar (suka sa tuba/patis) which is a great ingredient in many of our home cooked meals like adobo and paksiw

Honestly, Ted-Ed teaches me more in five minutes than my teacher does in one hour.

@Facundo Duarte and by the way no summer does not pickthe plants the hops and the flavors and brew them with no physical being its impossible god people really are wanna be know it alls now adays arent they

Don't lie, Sumer invented beer and therefore alcoholic beverages.

@ChrisJ Fox honestly, as soon as you enter university, you realize that university is one of the slowest ways to learn something but unfortunately its hard to get a job without that paper that prooves nothing except that you can learn stuff without knowing how to use it in worklife. 90% of education is too detailed, outdated, wrong or simply useless due to the asumption that everyone should learn the same stuff.

Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart whoever invented it

Georgia is the oldest wine-producing country in the world World's oldest wine' found in 8,000-year-old jars (qvevri) in Georgia in 2017

Was in Iraq or siria stop lie

Fun fact: as for 2021 investigations in Mexico describe, there are archaeological records in the central part of the country that might strongly suggest that the mexica (Aztec) people where actually the first civilization to discover distillation, preceding those of arabic discoverings by hundreds of years before the conquest.

If we refer "Rigveda", an ancient Indian text composed between 1500 & 1200 BC, we find the procedure of preparing a drink called "Somras" or "Soma" drink. This was produced using a plant "Somalata", origin of which is unknown and debated among the modern scholars and researchers. In this process, the juice was distilled in the last step and then it was used. So, I think distilled alcohol was available and used in India since 1500 BC. Please verify the facts and correct me if I am wrong. Here I got some supporting data, you can also refer to this for further info.: https://m.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/features/a-home-made-high-638237

I can't say this enough. Aside content, whoever is behind Ted-Eds animations is just so so dope👌🏾💯

Dope or weed\high yes..... Not alcohol 😅😅🇦🇬🇦🇬

ikr

Eyy

What a wonderful way of explaining.

As always one of the most important part of the world in history of science especially chimie (iran/persia) would be ignored by westerners. Literally the word chemie came from the Persian world kimia/ cimia. The medical usage of alcohol also has been discoverd by persian scientist.

The oldest beer is related to Guvoddin Hill Kermanshah, and the first time the Iranian scientist Zakaria's al-Rali was from alleged distillation, by removing the name of Iran from the work history, except cultural rights violations.

The cult of Alcohol is depicted in Rig Veda, where it is described as a drink made from the tree "Soma". The juice is fermented and used as a recreational drink "Soma Raas". It is also used in religious rituals.

Bcoz vedas was highly impacted by the middle eastern culture.

Nah, Soma is a whole another drink. We have different word for alcohol, "Sura".

True

1:55 In South America, they made Chicha from grains, sometimes adding hallucinogenic herbs. It looks like just alcohol wasn't good enough for them, and they really needed to get stoned.

Party drugs before it was cool.

🤣🤣🤣

They really know how to party.

No doubt a very,very smart man invented alcohol, i raise my glass to him all day long. We love you buddy

Thanks Ted Ed this helped me understand why my parents chose alcohol over me

and... ... does it floeat mid air above your head?

love how this is animated like it is for kids however its talking about alcohol lmao

Love the animation style. ❤️👍🏻

cant imagine living without alcohol

알코올이 이렇게 오랜 역사를 가지고 있다는 것이 참 놀랍네요. 치즈 같이 우리가 먹고 마시는 것 중에서는 치즈 같이 의외로 우리와 오랜 시간을 함께 해왔던 것들이 많은 것 같습니다. 유익한 영상 감사합니다!

I don't know cause I haven't watched yet, but the man was a bloody genius.

I love how Ted Ed makes simple topics so interesting to learn..

@Vaishnavi The information in this video is incorrect. The first person who discovered pure alcohol (ethanol) by distilling wine was a well known Iranian/ Persian alchemist by the name of Mohammad ibn Zakaria Razi (864-930 AD).

@GiarkReleos wtf do u mean??

its wrong !!

Tell me about it

This topic was in my head when I argued with my sister why sprinkling sanitizer in air is a bad idea. How did yt suggest me this video? 😢 I am genuinely scared.

I’m not even old enough to drink, I just wanted to know how they were made, but man I learnt a but ton

Al-Razi was born in the city of Ray (modern Rey, also the origin of his name "al-Razi"),[13] into a family of Persian stock and was a native speaker of Persian language. He discovered alcohol. He was Iranian, not Arab. So his name is Arabic like some English people that they have French names and so on. for more information just see this link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Bakr_al-Razi#Biography

Finally Ted-Ed teaching important history questions 😂

Only partially true

"Banana and palm beer" That actually sounds pretty tasty, I'd love to give that a try haha!

It was discovered in Persia (nowadays we call it Iran) by a genius named Al-Razi. Al-Razi (Muhammad ibn Zakariyā Rāzī) was born on August 26, 865. He was a physician, chemist, biologist, physicist, musician, writer, and philosopher.

Dude , i read in history that beer started in persian south era and it belong around 12000 years old . But they complete it around 7000 years ago . By the way zakaria razi found alcohol and the system of that , who was also borned in iran , now im wondering how you clip it to china 😮?

Btw, 'World's oldest wine' found in 8,000-year-old jars in Georgia. 🇬🇪😊👍

This has to be the best TED-Ed I've seen thus far. The animation is beautiful, and the topic is really interesting. Very well done!

It's pretty Krazy how there's still no proven certified hangover cure after all this time. 🤯

Simply well done, especially scotch !

It's hard to say who invented it really. These types of videos do not highlight the fact the data for alcoholic drinks in different parts of the world is independent of the last sample they found in a particular country/region. For example, most western historians attribute discoveries to Greece or Egypt but in Asia, countries like China, India and Iran have been doing these things and much more from times immemorial. The samples may or may not have survived but the texts and manuscripts tell us a different story.

You missed to mention that the medical use of distilled alcohol was first discovered and studied by famous Iranian physician Mohammad Zakariya Razi.

the animation is really good! you never cease to surprise me, ted ed. the art style is just really fun to watch.

We're so addicted to alcohol that every part of the world had their own sustainable alcohol production

One of my favourite videos of Ted ed

The animation style he uses is great

That mead was not mentioned misses a large picture of alcoholic consumption in the past. Mead was probably one of the the earliest mass produced alcoholic beverage.

I loved the 100% precise information in describing what happened in the Islamic world in regards to alcohol, this shows that you guys really researched the subject, good work 👍👍👍

We have to keep this tradition alive Save water drink beer 🍺🍻

The thumbnail said “who invented alcohol”. One would expect to find the answer in the video…. But great video 👍

Cool video but pulque isn't made from"cactus juice" it's made from agave plants, which is in the Asparagaceae family, not the Cataceae family. Common mistake.

Someone bored at a party a couple thousand years ago: "So what if I, like, took grapes" "I'm following" "Made grape juice" "Continue" "And fermented it, then drank it" "Sheeeeeeit you a f*cking genuis bro"

It would be fascinating to see more content about the process of fermentation! Regional fermented foods and the people across the world who have acquired a taste for them are fascinating. Thiers is the story of discovery, adaptability, tradition, cultural identity and pride. I would love that!

I think these people never heard of somras. It is mentioned in oldest text of world called rig veda. It is still consume in india. Somaras is oldest drink possible.

It's a proven fact that ten thousand years ago on a cave painting a man named Bob urine Grape-Nuts and the pineapple and made the first cocktail AKA alcohol

Nobody invented alcohol, they discovered alcohol.

And by raazi

Yeah, alcohol occurs naturally in the overripe fruit. So alcohol itself was discovered, ways of manipulating and controlling the process were invented.

Who ever invented it, he is the greatest of this Universe 🥂 🍻 cheerz❤️

“I dare you to drink that rotten fruit juice” “Aight”

@ENTERTAINING VIDEOS I know that, that's what I'm saying too! It's banned in Islam! It's completely haram!

@Lumine BMA Alcohal is entirely prohibited in Islam!! Prohibited step by step in three stages! At the first stage it was said 'Its better not to drink alcohal it has more disadvantages then advantages.. In the second stage alcohal before prayer got prohibited... And in the third stage it was entirely prohibited.... Now it is completely and entirely prohibited!!!

@Markus BMA "The Lord of the World's"

@🇺🇲HospitallerCross we well see one day

@🇺🇲HospitallerCross all of the things that you mentioned are ALL haram in Islam. Which means it's forbidden in Islam. You can ask people wether they wanna be Muslims or not but if they say no then that's it. You can't force anyone in Islam because it's haram.

Well whoever invented alcohol made a big mistake on inventing it considering what alcohol is capable of doing to your brain not to mention turning you into a violent person.

*_1_* Since the earliest known evidence of alcohol use in China 9000 years ago this drug has killed more people than all other drugs combined. *_2 Totally_* avoid fast food, junk food, and all (il)legal drugs (including coffee, tobacco, and alcohol). 💕 ☮ 🌎 🌌

I visited cape town in south, i learned that they have been making alcohol since 45000BC. The recipe hasn't changed today

I had my first cans of beer when I was on vacation, it was very exciting

I think you missed something. Alcohol wasn’t invented, but it was discovered by a Persian (Iranian) scientist called “Muhammad ibn Zakariyā Rāzī”. I don’t think it was mentioned in the video!

The word "Alcohol" is Arabic for eye kohl or eyeliner, later after they CREATED distillation, the word meant Distilled liquids. If you didn't know now you do. You're welcome.

That's not true. They are two different word that sound similar الكحول (Alcohol) الكحل (eyeliner)

Not quite accurate but almost - It comes from Arabic *_Al-kuḥl_* ‘the kohl’. In early use the term referred to powders, specifically kohl, and especially those obtained by sublimation. Kohl is indeed an ancient eye cosmetic though!

Fun fact: the Vikings have an alcoholic drink called mead, made by mixing honey with water

Big shout out to all those masterminds we created alcohol.

The discovery of alcohol was likely a complete accident similar to how Penicillin was discovered. What probably happened was stored food or drinks became spoiled and because of the harvest being so important they were left with no choice but to try the formenting beverage/food in order to survive and accidentally stumbled upon alcohol.

"Who invented alcohol?" to catch on'es attention. Then fails to mention Zakaria Razi (first purifier of alcohol) and the first winery of the world discovered in Areni-1 cave of Armenia.

Honestly I don't know if they have the Ted channel on TV or somewhere but you can have this stuff on all day long it'd be a great channel these type of documentary stuff. 📡👽🇺🇸 RUN!!!

I was looking up how to make a cocktail whilst drunk and ended up getting a lecture on history. long days, happy day.

It's a bit sad that you left out the country where wine making was essentially invented in 6000 BCE :/

True origin of liquor: "Grud, dare you drink rotten grapes!" "Feck off Grog." "Grud give you fire if drink." "Done."

FULL LIQUOR BAR!

What is this unholy algamation of bri'ish and caveman?

Lol

This needs more likes

You mean to say liquors originated somewhere in britain?

I hailed rod Phillips for making alcohol and then I realised that he is the narrator *-*

You've changed history!!! At first search "inventor of alcohol" in google! Please tell me where are Iranians in your research? Iranians made red wine (grapes wine) about 8000 years ago and you could find lots of historical documents about this subject. In addition, a Persian(Iranian) scientist whose name was Mohammad ibn Razi inventoried alcohol for the first time and he wasn't Arab!!! He made alcohol. He was using it for medicinal usage.

You can also make an alcohol from fermented honey. We used to make it in Ukraine

South Africa: Elephants are known to get buzzed on fermented amarula fruit. There a a cream type liquor(similiar in style to Baileys) with the same name, great stuff to end a meal with!

Middle-Eastern scientists used distillation extensively in their alchemical experiments, the most notable of whom were the Persian Jābir ibn Hayyān (Geber), the Arab Al-Kindi (Alkindus) and the other Persian scientist Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi (Rhazes). Geber is acknowledged to be the father of the science of chemistry. He established the principle of classifying substances by their properties and invented equipment and techniques for isolating them. His technical innovations included the alembic still, whose principles still govern the production of alcoholic spirits.[6] ve Zakariya al-Razi invented alcohol did u even go to school?

@Mohammed KH FYI, I'm not Iranian. I was born in Canada and my parents are German and Dutch. I base my comments on facts and the real history, not what fits my agenda. Persian culture is 1000+ years older than the Arabic culture and have a more extensive list of science and accomplishments than Arabs.

@Mohammed KH You might want to educate yourself on Persia and Greater Iran. Uzbekistan was part of the Greater Iran. Jabir ibn Hayyan was born in Tous, Iran and died in Kufa, Iraq which was a part of Greater Iran.

@aha0022 can you go to Wikipedia or Congress library before you write your comment? His ancestors are from Yeman and in Arabic resources he born in Kufah in most of the websites in Google he "may" born in Yazd in Iran or Kufah in Iraq, you Iranians want to make all old Iraqi scientists Iranians even if they born in Iraq you would say they are Persians so they are Iranians! Can we say the same thing about Jabir "even" if we consider him born in Yazd? What about Al Khwarizmy he was born in Uzbekistan so why he is Iranian??

Rod Phillips: "Hey boss, i cannot find anything to make a video about." Supervisor: "Take a topic you can relate to, something you know a lot about." Rod Phillips: "Well..."

too bad my liver hasn’t kept pace with my brain’s tolerance for ale. God, i love the stuff!

Actually the Quran explicitly forbids the intake of alcohol, not just for prayer. It also states the negatives of drinking

Gen 9:20 And Noah began [to be] an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard: Gen 9:21 And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent. It prally was common knowledge during antediluvian times. Basically, it goes waaay back.

I would love to see more food history please just like the cheese and Chocolate history videos 😀

Ronald Tongol uP

No I won't

Fun fact: Chocolate led to the invention of Microwave oven

There are ancient hieroglyphics in the Egyptian pyramids depicting both the worship and management of yeast, as some mystical force that changed water into wine.

Distillation was described as early as 1200BC in Akkadian texts. On my mother's grave, I'd wager somebody threw in some beer to see what would happen within the time gap to 800AD. 🥳

Who ever tried to ask in a library for the book: "A short story about alcohol" may wonder... You will receive an empty glass. No alcohol remains inside yet, however, this makes sense, since alcohol is volatile, i.e. it always escapes, presumably because it is criminal or something. You can' t actually read anything, but that makes sense, after all, we are talking about a short story, not a long one, and since alcohol is involved, which impairs memory, plus the whole tale was short, no one could recall it, so they never wrote it down in the first place. Booze is now history, has disappeared, vanished into thin air. Thus, these days, we do not really do not know much else of this short but empty story. Look, it's not a book, it's confusing! It is blank, that is confusing! My mind can't make sense of books and empty glasses, which again makes total sense since it's about alcohol, which is a neurotoxin for sure and so it most certainly will not make anyone intelligent! It does however exist, the brief history on alcohol, Except your own personal glass borrow a book ( it should be short enough not to be long) put it on the top and you will see why this is what it is, That' s how one can recognize it as what it is, namely a brief history about alcohol. Fascinating

Abu Bakr Mohammad Ibn Zakariya al-Razi, known in the West as Rhazes, was born in 865 AD in the ancient city of Rey, Near Tehran. A musician during his youth he became an alchemist. He discovered alcohol and sulfuric acid. He classified substances as plants, organic, and inorganic.

Gotta love these unique animations.

Doctor: "banana beer can't hurt you. It's not real" Banana beer:

You explained all but an Iranian chemist, philosopher and mathematician called Razi ... distilled wine and got alcohol, with the instrument which he himself invented, then gave his name to the product, alcohol.

Mistake: Alcohol didn't get eventually banned because it was prohibited to pray while drunk. It was and is always prohibited .Not like you have to abstain from it during this time or that time. It is always impermissible . Wallahu Aalam.

Exactly