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They kept the process a secret so that they could make it, sell it and have a high profit because it was not easy to come by, only being made within the royal family.Whoever told this secret, they would be executed and would be left for DEAD!!
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoIt makes more money. If you found a new way of making diamonds you could charge loads of money even if it didn't cost much to make them. As soon as you tell other people they will start doing it and competition would drive the price down to near enough the cost of production.
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∙ 10y agoIf you think about it, when the Romans and Persians first saw silk, they were so astounded that they would trade gold and silver for it. If you can make things that no one else can and earn unimaginable profits (one meter of silk in the west can cost a fortune, but is generally affordable in China). Even after the Byzantines found out how to make silk, the quality and the idea that it came from the mysterious east still held the price high.
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∙ 11y agoThe chines kept silk making a secret by making a lawthat said anyone whe tells the secret of silk making will be exicuted. (exicute means that they will kill them.
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∙ 8y agoThe Chinese able to keep the secret of making silk for almost 250 years!!!!
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∙ 8y agoTo try to keep their monopoly on silk fabrics.
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Why did the Chinese keep silk-making methods a secret?
Revealing these secrets was punishable by death.
Why do you think the Chinese did not want foreigners to know how to make silk and porcelain?
they keep it a secret because they wouldn't get a lot of money
Why was the silk road kept a secret?
because the Chinese did not want everyone to know how their silk was made.
What was the penalty for telling the secret of silk making?
Death
What would happen to anyone who told the secret of silk making in ancient china?
Death was the penalty of revealing the secret of making silk.
Why did the Chinese people keep silk a secret?
The Chinese didn't keep SILK a secret. They kept the methods of silk-MAKING a secret. The reason the Chinese kept silk-making a secret is because it was very EXTREMELY valuable. It was also a valuable trade good in distant lands.
Did the Chinese keep making silk a secret?
The chines kept silk making a secret by making a lawthat said anyone whe tells the secret of silk making will be exicuted. (exicute means that they will kill them.
Why did the Chinese keep silk making method a secret?
Revealing these secrets was punishable by death.
Why did Chinese keep silk making method a secret?
Revealing these secrets was punishable by death.
Why did the Chinese keep silk-making methods a secret?
Revealing these secrets was punishable by death.
Why did the Chinese keep silk-methods a secret?
Revealing these secrets was punishable by death.
Why did the Chinese would want to keep the process of making silk and porcelain secret?
They didn't want people who were trading with them to know how they make money by silk making
Why was it hard for the Romans to find silk weavers?
The Romans did not look for silk weavers. They imported silk from China. The Chinese were very far from Europe and kept the art of silk making secret.
Why do you think the Chinese did not want foreigners to know how to make silk and porcelain?
they keep it a secret because they wouldn't get a lot of money
How did the Chinese lose their secret of making silk?
It was when a princess hid the silkworms and a few mulberry seeds in her crown and exhibited to a European king.
Why was the silk road kept a secret?
because the Chinese did not want everyone to know how their silk was made.
What was the penalty for telling the secret of silk making?
Death
