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Transporting silk by sea instead of sending it west on the Silk Road was faster and cheaper. No tolls to pay or bandits to worry about. There was some danger from pirates and storms, but nothing is perfect. After China was opened to foreign trade, ships were obviously a more economical means of transporting silk.
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How were the trans-Saharan trade routes different from the Silk Road?
Trans-Saharan trade routes were primarily land based, the Silk road was both land and sea.
Did silk make life better or easier for China?
Silk did make life eaiser. Silk made life silk making many accomplished inventions such as paper. Silk also makes clothing. Also, an ancient route in China was named after silk. It was named The Silk Road. That is how silk made life easier.
What nation did silk come from?
Silk is the material produced by the silk worm to make its cocoon. The Chinese were the first to produce silk. The knowledge of doing it was kept as a big secret because silk was very expensive and the people who sold it got very rich.
Which country invented silk?
The country that invented silk was China. Silk was invented by Yuen Fei, a mistress of the Emperor who ruled China at around 2400 B.C.E
Looking for a song and the only lyrics you know are Silk Dress Black Pantyhose or the words Silk and Black are switched Any luck?
Black silk dress the song
Advantages of silk?
Silk is used to make dress materials
What are the advantages and disadvantages of silk?
the disadvantage of silk is very expensive
What are the advantages and disadvantages of silk cotton?
the disadvantage of silk is very expensive
What are advantages and disadvantages of silk?
Advantages- Good quality and it gets rid of asthma. Disadvantages- Its very expensive and your killing silk worms just to get a single silk thread
What are advantages and disadvantages of Ahimsa silk?
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Advantages and disadvantages silk-screen printing process?
hey what is silk diadvantages?
Where did the silk road begins and end?
The silk road began in China at the South China Sea and ended at the Mediterranean Sea.
What sea was the silk road connected to?
Mediterranean Sea
Where did the silk begin and end?
The silk road began in China at the South China Sea and ended at the Mediterranean Sea.
What invention first declined the silk road?
The invention of ships and a silk road by sea declined the Silk Road.
What are some of the risks involved with transporting oil?
if the transporting fails, the oil cansink in the sea
Advantages of nylon?
because its an alternative to the expensive material silk
