Coffee is a drink that was originated from the Arab World. Through much cultural diffusion, coffee was introduced to the Western globe by European travelers. Coffee business thrived during the 1660s among people both young and old. Coffee houses flourished in Europe as it became the center of both learning and socializing. With the increasing popularity of coffee, the Arab economy prospered and Arabia became an unchallenged supplier of coffee controlling the coffee monopoly (pg108). However, as increasing demand for coffee grew, people became desperate. They began to seek ways to break the Arab monopoly. First the Dutch, who successfully cultivated the coffee tree, granted the control of the coffee market. The Arab coffee gradually declined