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Created with Fabric.js 1.4.5 Tea in the Silk Road Tea originated in Yunnan in Southwest China India and Central Asia Tibet (Qinghai- Tibet Plateau and the Yunnan- Guizhou plautau and the Ancient Tea- Horse Road The Tea- Horse road brought tea, salt, and sugar into Tibet Horses, cows, furs, musk, and other local products came out. The road was more than 4,000 kilometers long. History of Tea -Discovered in China-Grew naturally in the ground-Discovered by Chinese Emperor, Shan Nong, in 2737 B.C.-Releived stress Europe (West) Tea was used in the higher class in Europe.It was also used as a subtitle for coinsOne of the largest historical events of teawas the establishment of large scale commercial tea production in India. (1820s)India is now one of the top tea producersin the world How was it traded? It mostly traveled by sea.With relations with China, tea,traveled to Britain and Holland-Great factor of establishing connectionsbetween the East and West. "The story of tea is the story of imperialism, industrialization,and world domination, one cup at a time." (Tom Standage, "A Historyof the World in 6 Glasses"). " "It was the largest and most powerful monopoly in world history." Background Information Outcomes The road was not actually a road. It was quite a dangerous route. It had mountains, forests, and more dangerous obstacles. No other place had had tea before, so it was very popular. This made itvaluable because new countries wanted this new substance.
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