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Annotated Bibliography #1 McNeil, and Cameron L. Chocolate in Mesoamerica : A Cultural History of Cacao. Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2006. Accessed April 26, 2018. goo.gl/eRo9Bn. This book is about the chocolate in Mesoameria: A cultural history of cacao. And especially it says about cacao in ancient Maya religion. Through the sentence that “like all agrarian societies, the ancient Maya had an abiding and intimate relationship with the natural world. All manner of trees, plants, leaves, flowers, fruits, and roots found a place in their symbol system, and the flora that surrounded them, both wild and cultivated, were embedded in their spiritual outlook” I assume that cacao must have an important meaning as they used to exchange specific amount of it each other on their wedding and it might not just simply mean “good health and long life” or “undying love” #2 Christopher, Hillary. "Cacao’s Relationship with Mesoamerican Society." no. 3 (2013): 48-60. goo.gl/41rjkp …show more content…

For the social and political uses, it says that one of the many ways that people bond is by sharing food and feasting in Mesoamerica was the dominating catalyst for functioning political and economic relations between groups. Among these feasts included many foodstuffs, both every day and luxurious in economic terms. And cacao was among one of these goods. Trading cacao within a community requires a very organized system. This already explained why people exchanged cacao on their wedding very well as keep saying the cacao was really precious food and I guess the cacao was considered as the same thing with the wedding present that we exchange each other these

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