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A Brief History of Chocolate

When most of us hear the word chocolate, we (1) _            [show, illustrate, picture, design]___ a bar, a box of bonbons, or a bunny. The verb that comes to (2) __ is probably ‘eat’, not ‘drink’, and the most suited adjective would seem to be ‘sweet’. But for about 90 percent of chocolate’s long history, it was (3) ___ a beverage, and sugar didn’t have anything to do with it.

Etymologists (4) ______ the origin of the word ‘chocolate’ to the Aztec word ‘xocoatl’, which referred to a bitter drink brewed from cacao beans.

Many modern historians have (5) ____ that chocolate has been around for about 2000 years, but recent research (6) __ that it may be even older. The earliest evidence of chocolate consumption stretches back three or even four millennia, to pre-Columbian cultures of Mesoamerica such as the Olmec. Last November, anthropologists from the University of Pennsylvania announced the (7) ____ of cacao remains on pottery excavated in Honduras that could date back as far as 1400 BC.

It’s hard to pin down (8) ____ when chocolate was born, but it’s clear that it was cherished from the start. For several centuries in pre-modern Latin America, cacao beans were considered (9) __ enough to use as currency. Both the Mayans and Aztecs believed the cacao bean had magical, or even divine, properties, (10) ____ for use in the most sacred rituals of birth, marriage, and death.

A Brief History of Chocolate

When most of us hear the word chocolate, we (1) ____ a bar, a box of bonbons, or a bunny. The verb that comes to (2)        [brain, head, mind, memory]__ is probably ‘eat’, not ‘drink’, and the most suited adjective would seem to be ‘sweet’. But for about 90 percent of chocolate’s long history, it was (3) ___ a beverage, and sugar didn’t have anything to do with it.

Etymologists (4) ______ the origin of the word ‘chocolate’ to the Aztec word ‘xocoatl’, which referred to a bitter drink brewed from cacao beans.

Many modern historians have (5) ____ that chocolate has been around for about 2000 years, but recent research (6) __ that it may be even older. The earliest evidence of chocolate consumption stretches back three or even four millennia, to pre-Columbian cultures of Mesoamerica such as the Olmec. Last November, anthropologists from the University of Pennsylvania announced the (7) ____ of cacao remains on pottery excavated in Honduras that could date back as far as 1400 BC.

It’s hard to pin down (8) ____ when chocolate was born, but it’s clear that it was cherished from the start. For several centuries in pre-modern Latin America, cacao beans were considered (9) __ enough to use as currency. Both the Mayans and Aztecs believed the cacao bean had magical, or even divine, properties, (10) ____ for use in the most sacred rituals of birth, marriage, and death.

A Brief History of Chocolate

When most of us hear the word chocolate, we (1) ____ a bar, a box of bonbons, or a bunny. The verb that comes to (2) __ is probably ‘eat’, not ‘drink’, and the most suited adjective would seem to be ‘sweet’. But for about 90 percent of chocolate’s long history, it was (3)            [strictly, sharply, accurately, correctly] ___ a beverage, and sugar didn’t have anything to do with it.

Etymologists (4) ______ the origin of the word ‘chocolate’ to the Aztec word ‘xocoatl’, which referred to a bitter drink brewed from cacao beans.

Many modern historians have (5) ____ that chocolate has been around for about 2000 years, but recent research (6) __ that it may be even older. The earliest evidence of chocolate consumption stretches back three or even four millennia, to pre-Columbian cultures of Mesoamerica such as the Olmec. Last November, anthropologists from the University of Pennsylvania announced the (7) ____ of cacao remains on pottery excavated in Honduras that could date back as far as 1400 BC.

It’s hard to pin down (8) ____ when chocolate was born, but it’s clear that it was cherished from the start. For several centuries in pre-modern Latin America, cacao beans were considered (9) __ enough to use as currency. Both the Mayans and Aztecs believed the cacao bean had magical, or even divine, properties, (10) ____ for use in the most sacred rituals of birth, marriage, and death.

A Brief History of Chocolate

When most of us hear the word chocolate, we (1) ____ a bar, a box of bonbons, or a bunny. The verb that comes to (2) __ is probably ‘eat’, not ‘drink’, and the most suited adjective would seem to be ‘sweet’. But for about 90 percent of chocolate’s long history, it was (3) ___ a beverage, and sugar didn’t have anything to do with it.

Etymologists (4)        [find, trace, detect, reveal]______ the origin of the word ‘chocolate’ to the Aztec word ‘xocoatl’, which referred to a bitter drink brewed from cacao beans.

Many modern historians have (5) ____ that chocolate has been around for about 2000 years, but recent research (6) __ that it may be even older. The earliest evidence of chocolate consumption stretches back three or even four millennia, to pre-Columbian cultures of Mesoamerica such as the Olmec. Last November, anthropologists from the University of Pennsylvania announced the (7) ____ of cacao remains on pottery excavated in Honduras that could date back as far as 1400 BC.

It’s hard to pin down (8) ____ when chocolate was born, but it’s clear that it was cherished from the start. For several centuries in pre-modern Latin America, cacao beans were considered (9) __ enough to use as currency. Both the Mayans and Aztecs believed the cacao bean had magical, or even divine, properties, (10) ____ for use in the most sacred rituals of birth, marriage, and death.

A Brief History of Chocolate

When most of us hear the word chocolate, we (1) ____ a bar, a box of bonbons, or a bunny. The verb that comes to (2) __ is probably ‘eat’, not ‘drink’, and the most suited adjective would seem to be ‘sweet’. But for about 90 percent of chocolate’s long history, it was (3) ___ a beverage, and sugar didn’t have anything to do with it.

Etymologists (4) ______ the origin of the word ‘chocolate’ to the Aztec word ‘xocoatl’, which referred to a bitter drink brewed from cacao beans.

Many modern historians have (5)           [measured, estimated, valued, examined]____ that chocolate has been around for about 2000 years, but recent research (6) __ that it may be even older. The earliest evidence of chocolate consumption stretches back three or even four millennia, to pre-Columbian cultures of Mesoamerica such as the Olmec. Last November, anthropologists from the University of Pennsylvania announced the (7) ____ of cacao remains on pottery excavated in Honduras that could date back as far as 1400 BC.

It’s hard to pin down (8) ____ when chocolate was born, but it’s clear that it was cherished from the start. For several centuries in pre-modern Latin America, cacao beans were considered (9) __ enough to use as currency. Both the Mayans and Aztecs believed the cacao bean had magical, or even divine, properties, (10) ____ for use in the most sacred rituals of birth, marriage, and death.

A Brief History of Chocolate

When most of us hear the word chocolate, we (1) ____ a bar, a box of bonbons, or a bunny. The verb that comes to (2) __ is probably ‘eat’, not ‘drink’, and the most suited adjective would seem to be ‘sweet’. But for about 90 percent of chocolate’s long history, it was (3) ___ a beverage, and sugar didn’t have anything to do with it.

Etymologists (4) ______ the origin of the word ‘chocolate’ to the Aztec word ‘xocoatl’, which referred to a bitter drink brewed from cacao beans.

Many modern historians have (5) ____ that chocolate has been around for about 2000 years, but recent research (6)          [suggests, offers, provides, advises]__ that it may be even older. The earliest evidence of chocolate consumption stretches back three or even four millennia, to pre-Columbian cultures of Mesoamerica such as the Olmec. Last November, anthropologists from the University of Pennsylvania announced the (7) ____ of cacao remains on pottery excavated in Honduras that could date back as far as 1400 BC.

It’s hard to pin down (8) ____ when chocolate was born, but it’s clear that it was cherished from the start. For several centuries in pre-modern Latin America, cacao beans were considered (9) __ enough to use as currency. Both the Mayans and Aztecs believed the cacao bean had magical, or even divine, properties, (10) ____ for use in the most sacred rituals of birth, marriage, and death.

A Brief History of Chocolate

When most of us hear the word chocolate, we (1) ____ a bar, a box of bonbons, or a bunny. The verb that comes to (2) __ is probably ‘eat’, not ‘drink’, and the most suited adjective would seem to be ‘sweet’. But for about 90 percent of chocolate’s long history, it was (3) ___ a beverage, and sugar didn’t have anything to do with it.

Etymologists (4) ______ the origin of the word ‘chocolate’ to the Aztec word ‘xocoatl’, which referred to a bitter drink brewed from cacao beans.

Many modern historians have (5) ____ that chocolate has been around for about 2000 years, but recent research (6) __ that it may be even older. The earliest evidence of chocolate consumption stretches back three or even four millennia, to pre-Columbian cultures of Mesoamerica such as the Olmec. Last November, anthropologists from the University of Pennsylvania announced the (7)           [opening, invention, discovery, research]____ of cacao remains on pottery excavated in Honduras that could date back as far as 1400 BC.

It’s hard to pin down (8) ____ when chocolate was born, but it’s clear that it was cherished from the start. For several centuries in pre-modern Latin America, cacao beans were considered (9) __ enough to use as currency. Both the Mayans and Aztecs believed the cacao bean had magical, or even divine, properties, (10) ____ for use in the most sacred rituals of birth, marriage, and death.

A Brief History of Chocolate

When most of us hear the word chocolate, we (1) ____ a bar, a box of bonbons, or a bunny. The verb that comes to (2) __ is probably ‘eat’, not ‘drink’, and the most suited adjective would seem to be ‘sweet’. But for about 90 percent of chocolate’s long history, it was (3) ___ a beverage, and sugar didn’t have anything to do with it.

Etymologists (4) ______ the origin of the word ‘chocolate’ to the Aztec word ‘xocoatl’, which referred to a bitter drink brewed from cacao beans.

Many modern historians have (5) ____ that chocolate has been around for about 2000 years, but recent research (6) __ that it may be even older. The earliest evidence of chocolate consumption stretches back three or even four millennia, to pre-Columbian cultures of Mesoamerica such as the Olmec. Last November, anthropologists from the University of Pennsylvania announced the (7) ____ of cacao remains on pottery excavated in Honduras that could date back as far as 1400 BC.

It’s hard to pin down (8)            [absolutely, exactly, simply, obviously] ____ when chocolate was born, but it’s clear that it was cherished from the start. For several centuries in pre-modern Latin America, cacao beans were considered (9) __ enough to use as currency. Both the Mayans and Aztecs believed the cacao bean had magical, or even divine, properties, (10) ____ for use in the most sacred rituals of birth, marriage, and death.

A Brief History of Chocolate

When most of us hear the word chocolate, we (1) ____ a bar, a box of bonbons, or a bunny. The verb that comes to (2) __ is probably ‘eat’, not ‘drink’, and the most suited adjective would seem to be ‘sweet’. But for about 90 percent of chocolate’s long history, it was (3) ___ a beverage, and sugar didn’t have anything to do with it.

Etymologists (4) ______ the origin of the word ‘chocolate’ to the Aztec word ‘xocoatl’, which referred to a bitter drink brewed from cacao beans.

Many modern historians have (5) ____ that chocolate has been around for about 2000 years, but recent research (6) __ that it may be even older. The earliest evidence of chocolate consumption stretches back three or even four millennia, to pre-Columbian cultures of Mesoamerica such as the Olmec. Last November, anthropologists from the University of Pennsylvania announced the (7) ____ of cacao remains on pottery excavated in Honduras that could date back as far as 1400 BC.

It’s hard to pin down (8) ____ when chocolate was born, but it’s clear that it was cherished from the start. For several centuries in pre-modern Latin America, cacao beans were considered (9)            [valuable, profitable, wealthy, fruitful]__ enough to use as currency. Both the Mayans and Aztecs believed the cacao bean had magical, or even divine, properties, (10) ____ for use in the most sacred rituals of birth, marriage, and death.

A Brief History of Chocolate

When most of us hear the word chocolate, we (1) ____ a bar, a box of bonbons, or a bunny. The verb that comes to (2) __ is probably ‘eat’, not ‘drink’, and the most suited adjective would seem to be ‘sweet’. But for about 90 percent of chocolate’s long history, it was (3) ___ a beverage, and sugar didn’t have anything to do with it.

Etymologists (4) ______ the origin of the word ‘chocolate’ to the Aztec word ‘xocoatl’, which referred to a bitter drink brewed from cacao beans.

Many modern historians have (5) ____ that chocolate has been around for about 2000 years, but recent research (6) __ that it may be even older. The earliest evidence of chocolate consumption stretches back three or even four millennia, to pre-Columbian cultures of Mesoamerica such as the Olmec. Last November, anthropologists from the University of Pennsylvania announced the (7) ____ of cacao remains on pottery excavated in Honduras that could date back as far as 1400 BC.

It’s hard to pin down (8) ____ when chocolate was born, but it’s clear that it was cherished from the start. For several centuries in pre-modern Latin America, cacao beans were considered (9) __ enough to use as currency. Both the Mayans and Aztecs believed the cacao bean had magical, or even divine, properties, (10)          [capable, matching, suitable, fitting]____ for use in the most sacred rituals of birth, marriage, and death.