There is some 0 _____ evidence to suggest that coffee was cultivated in Africa in the tenth century, but drinking coffee didn’t become 17 in Europe until the mid-seventeenth century, with many visitors to London claiming that going to a coffee shop was one of the great 18 of life. People paid an 19 charge of one penny to enter a coffee shop, to enjoy the supposedly 20 effects of the drink. Doctors at the time believed it could cure several diseases, and many drinkers reported that coffee made them more 21 and improved their mood.

22 , a visit to a coffee shop had a serious purpose too, as people started to meet there to discuss politics and new ideas. Good behaviour was essential and if you were 23 , you could be thrown out of a shop. However, coffee shops in Europe declined in popularity in the late eighteenth century due to the greater 24 of tea, a drink that was easier to make than coffee.