Served cold and frothy by the mesoamerican elite, which new world beverage began craze in Europe that coincided with growing European desire of sugar

If I remember correctly, the mesoamericans used cocoa beans to make a bitter foamy concoation called xocolatl. So hot chocolate I think.  

a free market economy requires less state intervention. concurrently, it often requires a degree of democratisation of its institutions which- to a certain extent- facilitates economic activity. at the same time, a free market economy appears to be reliant on democracy for its functioning.

(202 bc - 220 ad) dynasty started by lui bang; a great and long-lasting rule, it discarded the harsh policies of the qin dynasty and adopted confucian principles; han rulers chose officials who passed the civil service exams rather than birth; it was a time of prosperity