Chocolate is made from the beans of the cacao tree. The ancient Aztecs believed that seeds of the cacao tree came from Paradise. In the 16th century, Spanish conquerors in Central America ＿＿（21）＿＿ chocolate as the "divine drink that builds up resistance and gives strength." When the Spanish first brought chocolate back to Europe, it was still being ＿＿（22）＿＿ a beverage with the chili pepper in it, but soon that was ＿＿（23）＿＿ by sugar. The new, sweetened beverage was a luxury few could ＿＿（24）＿＿ , but by the 17th century the drink had become common among European nobilities. As other countries ＿＿（25）＿＿ Spain's monopoly on cacao, chocolate became more widely available. With more production, the price became lower and lower, and soon the masses in Europe and the Americans were able to enjoy chocolate.