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TEA

BY NATALIE TOULL
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ORIGIN OF TEA

  • Discovered by Chinese.
  • About 5,000 years old.
  • Ancient legend about tea.
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CHINA

  • Used as medicine
  • 4th-8th century tea was valued
  • Growth was controlled
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TIBET

  • Tea 9th centrury
  • Imported by yaks
  • Used tea as currency
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JAPAN

  • 9th century
  • Used by monks
  • 1300's in Japanese society
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RUSSIA

  • 1618 given tea
  • Popular
  • Transported by camels
  • Faster transport
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EUROPE

  • 1610, imported to Europe
  • 1662, popular
  • Marked social status
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GLOBALISATION

  • 1678 British import for profits.
  • East India Company given rights to trade
  • Most powerful monopoly in world.
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AMERICA

  • British made popular
  • Tea tax in America
  • Ice tea 1904
  • Tea bags New York
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TODAY

  • Global commodity
  • China leads exports
  • Is still a popular beverage
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CoNCLUSION

  • Rich history
  • Trade mostly with British
  • Discovered by Chinese
  • Popular today
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

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Natalie Toull