... in the form of wine. One reason wine was so popular was because, in most cases, it was safer to drink than the polluted water of the time (Courtwright, 10). As the age of exploration came about, wine was spread to Mexico and the Americas by European explorers. ... . Once in Europe, coffee became a global crop. Coffee houses sprung up all over middle Eurasia and Western Europe. Coffee houses made coffee and chocolate more popular than ever (Courtwright, 20). The addictive properties of caffeine secured its place in the societies of most civilized areas of the world. ... that was most st...

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