The importance of silk is tremendous. Not only has it a vital role in economy these days, but it also caused the appearance of the silk road, a trade route with more than 2000 years that is still used today. In short, it's all about communication, as it created several other exchanges other than monetary, like culture and religion (Buddhism), for instance.
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Mostly for clothing. Silk was used for its strength and fineness of its fiber, but gradually synthetics were able to replace silk. Nylon was probably the major factor in silk's decline. Stockings, parachutes, various rigging were all originally silk, but nylon is more reliable, because it's not affected by water, mildew or rot.
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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.
It makes interesting reading and historical study.
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how has history affected our world today
the silk road was an important source of cultural diffusion between Europe and Asia.
Yes, some parts of China were affected but not as much as Europe.
In China they use silk for clothes and most of what they wear.
for dresses