Global Stories Where Chocolate Sparked Discovery, Innovation, and Imagination!
National Geographic Partners
An educator guide that traces chocolate through world history with 14 fact-packed lessons. Covers counterfeit cacao beans in ancient Mesoamerica, chocolate as 1700s medicine, and its influence on exploration, innovation, and culture.
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