Tea in Europe
Which company held the monopoly for tea?
British East India Company
Which emperor discovered tea?
Shen Nong
Why trade with India?
China had little interest in trading with the British.
Who was the emperor who banned opium imports?
Emperor Yongzheng
What is India's popular tea?
Chai Tea
Who typically drank tea?
Royals, wealthier individuals
What was Tea primarily used for?
Medicine
How much control did farmers (in tea plantations) have?
Very little
Which were the wars that tea trade led to?
Opium Wars
What is the least common tea?
Yellow tea
The monopoly of tea that the British East India Company were factors of which two wars?
Opium Wars, American Revolution
What city did China lose due to the Opium wars?
Hong Kong
What was the name of the botanist that smuggled tea to India?
Robert Fortune
What happened when sugar was introduced to tea?
When sugar was introduced to tea the British; took Caribbean islands, enslaved African Americans, and killed indigenous Caribbean people from disease
What is the most common type of tea?
Black Tea
From which country(in Europe) did tea begin its journey throughout Europe?
Netherlands (the Dutch)
How many times did Shen Nong poison himself?
72 Times
Name three examples of the living conditions on tea plantations.
Crowded Housing
Hazardous Water
Horrible sanitation
How many dollars were lost from the Boston Tea Party?
1.7 million
Which tea reduces the risk of heart disease?
Green Tea
Which two nations were the first to drink tea?
the Portugal, Netherlands
Which dynasty was the most popular for its tea?
Tang Dynasty
Name the three towns that tea flourishes in, in India
Saharanpur, Assam, and Darjeeling
How many chests of tea were dumped into the boston harbor?
342
What tea was grown on accident?
Matcha Tea