A Short and Sweet History

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Chocolate Kingdom Field Trip

Date: ______

The ______tree grows ______that holds ______.

What kind of weather does this tree need to grow? ______and ______.

Chocolate is called the ______of the ______.

This is because the ______people worshipped the god of ______.

Chocolate was first consumed as a ______.

And it was reserved for ______, ______, ______, and ______.

This first version of chocolate would be described as ______because the chocolate was mixed with ______and ______.

The ______people wanted the ______beans for themselves and traded them with the ______people instead of using ______.

It is believed by some that the emperor ______drank ______

______of chocolate every day.

In the 1500s, ______conquistadors came searching for ______but left with ______.

They kept chocolate a secret for nearly ______years.

But then, ______

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______Who invented the cocoa press in 1828? ______

Who created the first solid edible chocolate bar in 1847? ______

Rodolphe Lindt invented what machine in 1879? ______

What are two other companies that were a part of the chocolate boom?

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The average American eats or consumes ______of chocolate each year.

More than ______is spent worldwide every year on chocolate.

About 70% of the worlds chocolate is grown in ______.

What did you enjoy most about the field trip to the Chocolate Kingdom?

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Cacao Pod

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e normally think of chocolate as a sweet QUESTIONS treat, but it began as a bitter beverage! Chocolate as a food got its start in ancient W Which cultures were the rst to times, when it wasn’t just a dessert – it played an consume chocolate? important part in ritual and culture. In ancient Latin America, chocolate was worshipped – literally! Both the Mayan and Aztec people had gods that they believed were responsible for bringing chocolate as a drink, which was popular among nobility. It was believed that the cocoa bean had magical powers, . How did chocolate become popular and it was used during major life events like births, in Europe? marriages and deaths. Chocolate wasn’t mixed with sugar until Europeans a. People discovered it grew naturally there b. Explorers brought it back from the expensive import and a symbol of wealth. Instead of Americas chili and corn, Europeans added cinnamon and sugar to chocolate. But because chocolate was imported from c. A famous actor drank it another country, chocolate was available only to the upper class and became a symbol of wealth and status. For most of its history, chocolate was mainly eaten by:

a. Everyone chocolate was a part of life for upper-class citizens in b. Peasants Europe; believed to be a nutritious drink with many popular that it was included in the rations for soldiers Why was chocolate so expensive in Europe? full swing, and people quickly found ways of speeding a. It was so delicious! b. It took a long time to make chemist found a way to remove some of the natural fat from chocolate, which lead to the creation of chocolate c. It was imported from another country

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copyright © 2013 Education.com LLC All Rights Reserved More worksheets at www.education.com/worksheets Make it like the Mayans! Here’s a quick recipe for making a chocolate drink similar to what Mayan and Aztec people might have consumed.

WHAT YOU NEED: • Cocoa beans (or unsweetened cocoa powder if you want to save time) • Cornmeal • Chili powder • Vanilla WHAT YOU DO: • Grind the cocoa beans to a powder (you can also buy) • Mix with cold water and slowly add in cornmeal. Stir it until a froth forms. • Add the chili powder and vanilla to taste. Di erent cultures would customize their chocolate drinks with local foods and ingredients. What foods that grow in your area would taste good in hot chocolate?

Mayan pottery Painting of a Spanish “chocalate party.” painting of a woman grinding cocao beans.

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ACROSS DOWN 1. Powder of ground roasted cacao beans with 1. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans most of the fat removed 2. The fat contained in the cocoa seed 2. In parts of Central America, cacao beans were used for money 3. Unprocessed seeds of the cacao tree 4. First European to come in contact with cacao 5. Fibrous white substance in the pod 7. The vessel that contains the seeds of a plant; 6. Tiny flies that pollinate the cacao flowers grown directly on the trunk or large branches of the cacao tree 8. A bitter drink of the Aztecs that was used as a valuable resource for trade 9. Cacao tree's botanical name which means "food of the Gods"

©About.com Homeschooling http://homeschooling.about.com Name: Date: Chocolate Challenge Complete the multiple choice activity.

1. Tiny flies that pollinate the cacao flowers A. Theobroma cacao B. chocolatl C. midges D. cacao beans 2. Fibrous white substance in the pod A. cacao tree B. pulp C. currency D. cocoa butter 3. Unprocessed seeds of the cacao tree A. currency B. Theobroma cacao C. pod D. cacao beans 4. The vessel that contains the seeds of a plant; grown directly on the trunk or large branches of the cacao tree A. cacao beans B. chocolatl C. cocoa D. pod 5. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans A. midges B. cacao tree C. cacao beans D. currency 6. A bitter drink of the Aztecs that was used as a valuable resource for trade A. chocolatl B. cacao tree C. pod D. cacao beans 7. Cacao tree's botanical name which means "food of the Gods" A. cocoa B. cacao tree C. midges D. Theobroma cacao 8. In parts of Central America, cacao beans were used for money A. cocoa butter B. cocoa C. currency D. pulp 9. Powder of ground roasted cacao beans with most of the fat removed A. cacao beans B. chocolatl C. pulp D. cocoa 10. The fat contained in the cocoa seed A. pod B. cacao tree C. cocoa butter D. pulp 11. First European to come in contact with cacao A. cocoa B. Christopher Columbus C. pod D. Theobroma cacao

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pod chocolatl cocoa cacao tree pulp cacao beans Theobroma cacao midges Christopher Columbus cocoa butter currency

1. First European to come in contact with cacao

2. Unprocessed seeds of the cacao tree

3. Powder of ground roasted cacao beans with most of the fat removed

4. The vessel that contains the seeds of a plant; grown directly on the trunk or large branches of the cacao tree

5. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans

6. Tiny flies that pollinate the cacao flowers

7. The fat contained in the cocoa seed

8. A bitter drink of the Aztecs that was used as a valuable resource for trade

9. Fibrous white substance in the pod

10. In parts of Central America, cacao beans were used for money

11. Cacao tree's botanical name which means "food of the Gods" cacao tree cocoa butter chocolatl cacao beans cocoa currency pod midges Christopher Columbus pulp Theobroma cacao

Ever wonder how a bar of chocolate is chocolatey insides are ground up by a large made? Did you know chocolate actually machine. A factory machine then mixes comes from a tree? In the beginning, the the ground cacao beans with your favorite chocolate starts as a cacao tree sapling ingredients. These ingredients might be that grows into a tree. These trees sugar, butter, or simply powder. After the produce cacao beans, that are harvested chocolate is produced, the candy is ready to and broken apart, where the bitter be shipped to a grocery store.

In the box below each picture, correctly number the images from 1 to 6 in the correct order of how chocolate is produced.