Peter Parley's Universal History, on the Basis of Geography

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Estudio exhaustivo de la historia del chocolate. La obra más completa sobre el producto que transformó los paladares de la aristocracia europea de los albores del siglo XVII primero, y del resto del mundo, después. Bebida de los dioses en el panteón mitológico de las civilizaciones maya y azteca, el chocolate conquistó muy pronto el favor de los hombres. Las semillas de cacao con las que se elabora se usaban también como moneda de cambio y simbolizaban así el carácter sagrado de su cultivo... Siempre envuelto en un aura de misterio que alimentó una encendida polémica sobre sus...

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La società azteca era divisa in venti clan chiamati calpullis, dove la religione esercitava un'influenza predominante, che consisteva in gruppi di persone collegate da parentela, divisioni territoriali, invocazione di un dio particolare e continuazione di antiche famiglie collegate da un legame di parentela. biologico e religioso derivato dal culto del dio titolare. Ogni clan aveva terre, un tempio e un capo o calpullec. Erano divisi in tre classi; Nobili, gente comune e schiavi.