Tea and the British Empire

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Created: 28.08.2019

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China Mongolia India Japan Indonesia The Netherlands Great Britain Strait of Malacca Yangtze River Huang He River BostonLegend:13 Colonies=River= Tibet= Himalayan Mts.=Gobi Desert=Countries=Spread of Tea= White ArrowsThe first cup of tea was brewed in between2737-2697 BCE during the Emporer Shen Nung'sreign, according to Chinese legend.Buddhists in India helped spread the use oftea throughout China and India during thesixth century BCE.Tea spread throughout China during 618-907 CE. Meanwhile, China wasbecoming the wealthiest empire in the world. Trade thrived, Chinese artflourished, and the population multiplied. Japan began drinking tea at the beginning of thesixth century. They expanded the tea ceremony andits popularity spread.The first tea brought to Europe was in1610 by a Dutch ship. Tea then spread to Francefrom The Netherlands in the 1630s and Englandduring The 1650s.When the British East India Companyplaced the Tea Act of 1773, the colonistsfelt that the British Government wasn't taking theirneeds into consideration. This led the Boston Tea Partyand eventually, the American Revolution.
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