Location
Where is Mesoamerica located?
Central America
How far back does chocolate go?
1900 BC
Who offered Cortez his first cacao drink?
Montezuma
How did the Aztecs use cacao with their victorious warriors?
As a reward
How does raw chocolate taste?
Bitter
Where did Hernan Cortez encounter cacao for the first time?
Tenochtitlan
When was the 1st transatlantic encounter with Cacao?
1519
Who used cacao beans as currency?
Aztecs
How did the Aztecs use cacao in their economy?
Trade/currency
What's the name of the chocolate tree?
Cacao tree
Where was the cacao press invented?
Amsterdam
When was milk chocolate first made?
1875
Who invented the cacao press?
Conrad Van Houten
How was the bitter taste of cacao used?
Medicinal/Upset stomach
What was ancient cacao mixed with?
Corn meal and chili peppers
Where does 2/5 of the world's cacao come from?
Cote d"Ivoire or Ivory Coast
When did chocolate expand worldwide?
16th century
What Swiss chocolatier invented the milk chocolate?
Daniel Peter
Which ancient social class used cacao in its feats?
Royalty
What part of the cacao is used for chocolate?
Close to where is cacao grown?
Equator
What year was the cocoa press invented?
1828
How many children are affected by cacao labor?
2 million children
Who did the ancient Mesoamericans believe gave them cacao?
Feather serpent god
Kukulkan
Quetzalcoatl
How many jugs of the cacao drink did Cortez order?
50