The History of Chocolate
Creator: Deanna Pucciarelli
Publisher: Ted-Ed
If you can’t imagine life without chocolate, you’re lucky you weren’t born before the 16th century Until then, chocolate only existed as a bitter, foamy drink in Mesoamerica So how did we get from a bitter beverage to the ... (read more)
If you can’t imagine life without chocolate, you’re lucky you weren’t born before the 16th century. Until then, chocolate only existed as a bitter, foamy drink in Mesoamerica. So how did we get from a bitter beverage to the chocolate bars of today? Deanna Pucciarelli traces the fascinating and often cruel history of chocolate. (read less)
Standards
- Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
- Compare and contrast treatments of the same topic in several primary and secondary sources.