The History of Bubble Gum Have you ever wondered where bubble gum came from, who thought to invent it, and how it spread all over the world? The history of bubblegum began in ancient Greece but has evolved over time and spread worldwide and is now a staple in many arenas of U.S. culture. The ancient Greeks were the first recorded civilization to have a form of chewing gum. They chewed mastiche made of resin of the mastic tree resin. The Mayans, who lived in and around modern day Mexico, chewed chicle.
The terminology can be a little confusing, but most experts these days use the term "cacao" to refer to the plant or its beans before processing, while the term "chocolate" refers to anything made from the beans, she explained. "Cocoa" generally refers to chocolate in a powdered form, although it can also be a British form of "cacao." Etymologists trace the origin of the word "chocolate" to the Aztec word "xocoatl," which referred to a bitter drink brewed from cacao beans. The Latin name for the cacao tree, Theobroma cacao, means "food of the gods." Many modern historians have estimated that chocolate has been around for about 2000 years, but recent research suggests that it may be even older.
aOrganic compounds as Fuels Intro – chemistry involved with the diff. and same of diesel and corn biodiesel./used “The fuel of our future is going to come from fruit like that sumac out by the road, or from apples, weeds, sawdust almost anything. There is fuel in every bit of vegetable matter that can be fermented.” – Henry Ford (Winn. 2002) Those words, in which capture the excitement and potential surrounding biofuels today, were spoken in 1925 by the one and only Henry Ford. Nearly a century ago from today, the ford Model-T (collectively known as Tin Lizzie) was designed and manufactured to run on either petrol or a corn-based fuel called ethanol.
3. Chanel No. 5 a) The first fragrance by Chanel was developed in 1922. b) In 1924, Pierre Wertheimer financed and founded Parfums Chanel. 4. History of Chanel a) Net Worth of the Company- $1.5 billion b) Chairman- Alain Wertheimer c) Conflicts between the Wertheimer family and Coco Chanel.
Food and Drink Maize, a type of corn, was the Aztec's main food source. The Aztecs also ate tomatoes, avocados, atole (a type of porridge), tortillas made from maize, and tamales, a kind of envelope made from steamed maize stuffed with vegetables or meat. | | Aztecs also ate chocolate. In their culture chocolate was reserved for warriors and nobility. A drink of cacao mixed with ground maize was believed to provide stamina and was used in sacred rituals.
Ethic and social responsibility Instructor:. BUSI 1301 September 11, 2015 Coca Cola On May 18, 1886 Coca Cola was created by John S. Pemberton. Its carbonated soft drink is often referred to, simply as coke. It was originally intended as a patent medicine. Coca cola was bought by businessman Asa Griggs Candler, whose marketing tactics led coke to its dominance of the world soft drink market.
The first recorded evidence of chocolate as a food product goes back to Pre-Columbian Mexico. The Mayans and Aztecs were known to make a drink called "Xocoatll from the beans of the cocoa tree. In 1528, the conquering Spaniards returned to Spain with chocolate still consumed as a beverage. A similar chocolate drink was brought to a royal wedding in France in 1615, and England welcomed chocolate in 1662. To this point "chocolate" as we spell it today, had been spelled variously as "chocalatall, "jocolatte", "jacolatte", and "chockelet.11 In 1847, Fry & Sons in England introduced the first "eating chocolate," but did not attract much attention due to its bitter taste.
Chandler Hickman World Civilization 1 Mrs. Gunter November 19, 2010 The Mayan Civilization The Mayan Indian Civilization was a civilization located in Mesoamerica, or modern day Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Belize areas of Mexico. The Mayan civilization influenced and was influenced by many other settlements in the area. The most recognizable culture of the Mayans developed between 2600 B.C. and A.D. 250. The Mayan civilization originated in the southern areas of Mexico at about 2600 B.C.
The History of Brazilian Coffee The Arabica coffee plant was first introduced to Brazil by a Portuguese native in 1727 who went by the name of Francisco de Mello Palheta who had brought the seeds of the Arabica coffee plant from the French Guinea (Coffeesearch, 2001-2006, “Brazilian Coffee History” para. 1). If one were to go further back in time, you could trace the origin of the actual Arabica plant back to Ethiopia, where it was then taken to Yemen and cultivated since the sixth century. (Coffeesearch, 2001-2006, “Coffee history,” para 2). Global Trends That May Affect Brazilian Coffee Bean Production There are two main factors that may significantly impact the development of Brazilian coffee
Wow! Can you imagine not having a sugar in your food? Wouldn’t meals just taste bland? Well, sugar traces back all the way to New Guinea about 9,000 years ago. In 1493 Christopher Columbus introduced sugar to the Caribbean islands.