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There are many who claim that historically tea has been of great benefit to certain nations since it increased practices such as boiling water. The rise Britain and Song China are often cited as examples, but on real terms and figures how much of an advantage did tea give these countries? and what would be the effect of some how introducing tea in say medieval Europe or Ancient Rome?