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Period: 1200 BCE to 500 BCE
Iron Age and Roman Empire
Trade networks began, transportation routes for food were created and standardized weights were created. -
Period: 500 to 1500
Middle Ages
Consumer preferences emerged along with wealth classes. Some wealthier consumers begin requesting and wanting more sophisticated foods. -
Period: to
Industrial Age
Transition from manual labor to machine based jobs which made agriculture based jobs easier. The Industrial Revolution took place creating more income for many and middle class individuals begin to prefer certain foods. Water ways were developed creating better methods to transport food by water. -
Period: to
20th Century
Better agriculture production and harvesting equipment was invented. War and colonization affected imports by focusing on resources and importing/exporting raw materials for food.