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Silk was first developed and discovered in China. The oldest traces of silk production date as far as 3500 BC.
The People's Republic of China is the world's largest silk producer. In 2005, it contained 74 percent of the world's silk production and accounted for 90 percent of silk exports.
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What were the products sent out of China on the Silk Road?
silk (: China tried to keep it a secret a long time ago silk (: China tried to keep it a secret a long time ago They also traded cloth and spices, such as cinnamon.
Where is silk manufactured?
Silk comes from the silk worm's cocoon. The silkworms are fed mulberry leaves and cared for until they go into their cocoon. Then they are put in hot and cold water and the cocoon is unraveled. Then it is packed in small bundles. Then, you finally have your silk! :) it was discovered in china about 4 thousand years ago
How long ago was silk discovered?
Silk was first used in China in 27th century B.C. For 3000 years production of silk was a secret of China. Around 300 A.D. Japanese expedion got some silkworm eggs, and around 522 A.D. Byzantine also aquired them (by smuggling).
Why was spinning wheel important to Chinese?
Silk was first made by the Chinese about 4000 years ago from the cocoon of the silkworm moth. Silk spinners needed a method to deal with the tough, long silk threads. This is why the spinning wheel was so important in China.
When did the Chinese begin making silk?
Silk cloth was first made in China about 5000 years ago. However, silk thread existed in China long before someone decided to make cloth from it. The silk used for weaving cloth comes from the cocoons of the bombycidae type of moth. The moth lays eggs which hatch into larvae (caterpillars) which become pupae. The pupa wraps itself in a cocoon that it makes from the silk thread it extrudes from glands in its mouth. Pupae had been making silk thread long before humans discovered what their cocoons were made of. So it is quite possible it was hundreds of millions of years ago that the very first insects invented silk in China.
How long ago did silk production start and where?
1965 1965
What are the leaders called a long time ago in china?
In China a long time ago, China's political system was based on hereditary monarchies, known as dynasties.
When did China?
a long time ago
Where is ancient China?
Ancient China isn't a place it means China a long long time ago.
Did ancient china trade with Greece?
China traded silk and spices all the way to Rome and Greece more than 2000 years ago.
What nationality is silk?
It's from China, dating back to the middle Neolithic period about 5,000-6,000 years ago.
How long ago did ancient china exists?
Approximately 2500 years ago Ancient China existed.
