The Japanese have been drinking tea since _________, although principally as a ___________ until it became popular among the __________ and _________ class during the _____ and _____ centuries. The rise in the popularity of tea-drinking coincided with the spread of __________ out of which developed the rituals of the formal ___________.
A) Ancient times, Medicinal drink, Elite, Samurai, 8th, 9th, Zen Buddhism, Tea ceremony
B) Modern era, Refreshing beverage, Aristocracy, Shogun, 17th, 18th, Confucianism, Tea ceremony
C) Edo period, Social activity, Commoners, Merchants, 19th, 20th, Shintoism, Tea ceremony
D) Heian period, Cultural practice, Priesthood, Nobility, 10th, 11th, Taoism, Tea ceremony