Chocolate

chocolate

By Nandika Singh
  • 2000 BCE

    2000 BC

    2000 BC
    The cocoa beans are originated from Amazon rainforest found in 2000 BC.
  • 6

    6th century

    6th century
    then it was adopted by the Mayan civilisation (mexcio)
  • 1200

    1200 AD

    1200 AD
    After the Mayans adopted the chocolate the Aztec civilisation adopted the chocolate as a HEALTH ELIXIR
  • 1492

    1492

    1492
    When Columbus came from his voyage he had broth cocoa beans with him but he forgot about it,
  • 1502

    1502

    1502
    The natives were using cocoa beans as currency
  • 1513

    1513

    Then Spanish man bought a slave using cocoa beans
  • 1519

    1519

    1519
    The Spanish man who bought a slave using cocoa beans he had started a cocoa beans plantation.
  • 1528

    1528 and 1544

    1528 and 1544
    In 1528 the Spanish people kept the cocoa beans a secret for about 100 years and then in 1544 a with the help of Dominican Friars they spread the secret of the cocoa beans world wide.

  • 1657

    1657
    During this time chocolate had become really expensive elixir which could only be afforded by rich people.

  • 1765

    1765
    The first chocolate factory established in new england

  • 1830

    1830
    In 1830 the first chocolate bar was invented by the J.S Fry and Sons chocolate making conpany

  • 1925

    1925
    They started transporting liquid chocolate by water tanker.

  • Today

    Today
    We have millions of different types of chocolate