When the time is right, farmers ____________ crops like bananas.
A.) support
B.) harvested
C.) bargain
D.) trading
When the time is right, farmers harvested crops like bananas.
100
What was the most important difference between Mayan cocoa and Spanish cocoa?
Spanish cocoa had sugar and was sweet; Mayan cocoa didn't and was bitter.
100
Farmers might have to ____________ with traders for several hours to get what they want.
A.) harvest
B.) trading
C.) bargain
D.) schooner
Farmers might have to bargain with traders for several hours to get what they want.
100
Why couldn't Europeans grow their own cacao?
Their climate wasn't warm enough.
200
What is the main idea of the story?
The main idea is that chocolate played a part in history.
200
Bananas grow in large bunches that can be cut down with a sharp ____________.
A.) pulp
B.) schooner
C.) machete
D.) trading
Bananas grow in large bunches that can be cut down with a sharp machete.
200
How was the cocoa that Benzoni tried different from the cocoa that we drink?
The cocoa that Benzoni tried was bitter, and ours is sweet.
200
Traders used to use sailing ships, like the __________, to travel.
A.) pulp
B.) schooner
C.) machete
D.) bargain
Traders used to use sailing ships like the schooner to travel.
200
Which of theses is NOT a way in which cacao beans have been used?
A.) food
B.) drink
C.) jewelry
D.) money
jewelry
300
How do you know that cacao beans were very important to the people of South America and Mexico?
The people from South America brought the cacao trees with them to Mexico.
300
Banana trees work hard to _____________ big bunches, but they often bend over from the weight.
A.) pulp
B.) support
C.) harvest
D.) bargain
Banana trees work hard to support big bunches, but they often bend over from the weight.
300
What do Mayan cocoa and our chocolate today have in common?
Both are made from beans from the cacao tree.
300
The Mayans ________ the beans by cutting down the pods with a machete and taking the beans from the pulp.
A.) harvested
B.) bargain
C.) support
D.) schooner
The Mayans harvested the beans by cutting down the pods with a machete and taking the beans from the pulp.
400
How did chocolate "play a part in changing the word"?
Chocolate changed life in the Americas as well as in Europe due to trade.
400
Unlike some fruits, bananas do not have soft, sticky, __________ inside.
A.) schooner
B.) support
C.) harvest
D.) pulp
Unlike some fruits, bananas do not have soft, sticky, pulp inside.
400
Which of the sentences tells a difference between drinking cocoa and solid chocolate?
A.) Drinking cocoa has fats and oils removed; solid chocolate keeps the fats and oils.
B.) Drinking cocoa is crumbly, and solid chocolate is naturally smooth.
Drinking cocoa has fats and oils removed; solid chocolate keeps the fats and oils.
400
People on trading trips would use them to ___________ for other goods.
A.) support
B.) bargain
C.) harvest
D.) pulp
People on trading trips would use them to bargain for other goods.
400
How did the drink of the Maya become today's candy bar?
Spanish explorers took the beans to Spain; they added sugar, then oils and fats to powder to make bars.
500
What part of the cacao plant did the Mayans use to make chocolate?
Cacao beans, which came from cacao pods.
500
When farmers have more bananas than they need, they might try ____________ bananas for other goods that they need.
A.) trading
B.) support
C.) bargain
D.) machete
When farmers have more bananas than they need, they might try trading bananas for other goods that they need.
500
How was the preparation of cocoa similar in Europe and America?
The beans were taken from the pods and ground into a pulp.
500
Traders in Europe loaded the ___________ with things that people in the Americas wanted.
A.) machete
B.) harvest
C.) pulp
D.) schooner
Traders in Europe loaded the schooner with things that people in the Americas wanted.
500
How did the cacao trade affect people in Europe and the Americas?
The cacao trade led to the sharing of plants and animals that changed the way people lived, worked, and ate.