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The Ancient History of Chocolate

Chocolate has an incredible story from the cacao tree to the chocolate that we love today. Discover chocolate’s long lost Mesoamerican history from its South American origins to its cultivation and rise in Mesoamerica. Thumbnail image by kamazotz, https://www.deviantart.com/kamazotz/art/7th-century-chocolate-pourer-763520267 Watch Atlas Altera's video here: https://youtu.be/EQMcp-BwbBU Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:40 The Cacao Tree 08:36 Early Cacao Use In Mesoamerca 11:24 Maya Cacao Use 16:45 Cacao cultivation and trade in Mesoamerica 20:56 Aztec Cacao Use 23:06 Chocolate in the colonial period 35:45 Etymology of Chocolate 38:50 Conclusion Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ancientamericas Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AncientAmericas ​ Sources and Bibliography: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UB1EaM6tIoo7ptungjBpfWxjz269Cgt04o07aCNc0XI/edit?usp=sharing

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Chocolate has an incredible story from the cacao tree to the chocolate that we love today. Discover chocolate’s long lost Mesoamerican history from its South American origins to its cultivation and rise in Mesoamerica. Thumbnail image by kamazotz, https://www.deviantart.com/kamazotz/art/7th-century-chocolate-pourer-763520267 Watch Atlas Altera's video here: https://youtu.be/EQMcp-BwbBU Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:40 The Cacao Tree 08:36 Early Cacao Use In Mesoamerca 11:24 Maya Cacao Use 16:45 Cacao cultivation and trade in Mesoamerica 20:56 Aztec Cacao Use 23:06 Chocolate in the colonial period 35:45 Etymology of Chocolate 38:50 Conclusion Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ancientamericas Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AncientAmericas ​ Sources and Bibliography: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UB1EaM6tIoo7ptungjBpfWxjz269Cgt04o07aCNc0XI/edit?usp=sharing