History of Chocolate

Which word best describes chocolate in Europe before 1492

• coarse
• bitter
• luxurious
  
• unkown

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

How did European processing methods affect chocolate?

• it became cleaner, safer, and healthier
• It became sweeter, smoother, and milder.
• It became more costly, less available, and more desirable.
• It became more stimulating, harmful, and expensive.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Where did chocolate originally come from?

• Central America
• North America
• South America
• The Caribbean

Which Native populations are well known for drinking chocolate first?

• The Inca and Aztec
• The Aztec and Maya
• The Olmec and Maya
• The Maya and Inca

Which Aztec god is associated with chocolate?

• Tlaloc
• Huitzilopochli
• Quetzlcoatl
• Xipe Totec

Where does chocolate come from?

• From the seeds of a cacao tree

• From coconut seeds

• From the candy store

• From cocoa butter

How did chocolate make its way to Europe?

• Spanish explorers tasted it when they came to Mesoamerica

• King George brought it over from Africa.

• A Mayan brought it to England

What was difference between Mayan chocolate and European chocolate?

• Mayan chocolate was eaten with spices while European chocolate was eaten with sugar.

• European chocolate was more expensive

• Mayan chocolate was not very good

Where does most of the world's chocolate come from?

• small farms in Iowa

• small farms in Africa and South America

• small farms in Mexico

• small farms in North America and Australia

Why are Cacao farmers at risk of extinction?

• floods

• hurricanes

• droughts from global warming

• cold temperatures