CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Tea was first introduced to France in 1635, to Germany in 1650 and to England in 1650. Among all European countries, England was only the place tea took root in. One reason is because they invented adding sugar into the tea, and another one is tea was started to drank by Royal families and nobility first.

Detailed explanation-2: -The prosperity of the country can be credited to the new widespread adoption of the custom of drinking tea. Its powerful antiseptic properties meant that it was safer to drink than other beverages, and it helped prevent disease, infant mortality, and increase longevity.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1730, Thomas Short performed many experiments on the health effects of tea and published the results, claiming that it had curative properties against ailments such as scurvy, indigestion, chronic fear and grief.

Detailed explanation-4: -Of the world’s three great temperance beverages – cocoa, tea, and coffee – cocoa was the first to be introduced into Europe, in 1528, by the Spanish. It was almost a century later, in 1610, that the Dutch brought tea to Europe. Coffee was introduced into Europe just a few years later, in 1615, by Venetian traders.