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Why was chocolate so important to the Mayan?
The Mayans believed it had a medicinal purpose. the "witch doctors" or healers, would mix cocoa with water, honey, and chili peppers for the sick to drink. they would include cocoa in religious ceremonies and offerings for the gods.
What contributions did the maya Aztec and inca make?
The Mayans introduced the concept of zero to mathematics and an astronomical calendar. Much of modern Mexican cuisine is Aztec, including the use of chilis and cocoa. They also domesticated the turkey.
How rich was the Mayan empire?
they were in a sense but they had a different economy. for example they used cocoa beans (main chocolate ingredient) as a major amount of money
What did people eat before chocolate was invented?
Chocolate as we know it today is made from cocoa mass and cocoa butter and a lot of other chemicals. Before chocolate today was invented cocoa was used as a flavoring. People would have eaten most things apart from chocolate.
How is ground cocoa bean paste turned into cocoa powder?
I think that the paste contains a lot of fat, called "cocoa butter" which is extracted..
What types of things did the Aztec and the Mayan civilization have in common?
cocoa beans
Which civilization used cocoa beans as currency?
Mayan and Aztec Civilizations.
What is the Mayan currency?
Cocoa beans.
What natural resources did the Mayan they for food?
Cocoa beans
What else did Aztec people use cocoa beans for?
Footballs (wrong<) The answer 2 blue peter factbite is money!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How did the Aztecs and the Mayans shape Mexico?
Culturally as well as demographically: Many ancient Mayan and Aztec traditions are well preserved such as the cultivation of cocoa, tomato, beans and corn; the cult to many ancient idols that later were "exchanged" for Christian Saints or many small but present details such as the different uses of the letter 'X' in Mexico. On the demographic side, both Aztec and Mayan people had interracial marriages with the invading Spanish conquistadores, resulting on the distinctive ethnic group that composes almost two thirds of Mexico's population: the mestizo people.
What is the name of the ancient Mayan drink made of cocoa beans?
it is calld coco.
Who was the Spanish explorer who found the Aztec Indian's using cocoa butter?
beans
What did the Aztecs offer to other tribes?
CHRISTIANITY, COCOA, AND GOLD
What are facts on Aztecs?
The Aztec were the first to use the cocoa bean as a food resource
What language does the word 'cocoa' come from?
The word comes from Southeastern Mexico and Central America including the Aztec language. An area from which Cocoa originates
An important Aztec innovation in technology was?
mandatory education amung their peoples. cocoa bean (chocolate!) popcorn antispasmadic medication (relaxed muscles..today, helps with surgeries)
