Who did the europeans get coffee from and how did it spread to europe

The Europeans got coffee from the Mocha port in Yemen (Arabs) when they traveled there for trade. Coffee used to actually be seen by the Europeans as a bad thing, sort of like alcohol, because of the affects of its caffeine. Once the popes and monks started using coffee to help them stay up longer so they can worship longer, coffee eventually gained popularity in Europe and spread throughout. 

Communicating with the dead was common, it wasn’t seen as bizarre or weird,” explains murch. “it’s hard to imagine that now, we look at that and think, ‘why are you opening the gates of hell? ’