RR #9

With trade and exploration continuing to grow, the introduction of coffee to Europe was a pretty big deal. Men automatically took it over, shutting out the women, and made large coffeehouses that replaced their usual pubs. Energized and stimulated by this exotic drink, the men would gather in coffeehouses to talk business, science, politics, and much more. While tea eventually overpowered coffee in popularity, many many MANY coffeehouses are still around today.




 sources:
http://archnet.org/library/images/one-image.jsp?location_id=11988&image_id=97864
http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~plavchan/h115/intro.htm
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/reading-room/history-heritage/pages-in-history/dublin-coffee-houses/index.xml
http://www.ineedcoffee.com/09/london-coffee-house/
http://www.umich.edu/~ece/student_projects/coffee/Coffeehouses.html