Silk is one of the most expensive fibres because it takes a great deal of handling and proceeding.
I believe it means that time is precious. Gold was (don't know if it still is) classed as a precious metal so by saying time is gold people are saying that time is precious. Hope this helps :)
Trade on the Silk Road refers to the exchange of goods, culture, and ideas between the East and West, primarily along a network of trade routes connecting China, the Middle East, and Europe. This extensive trade network facilitated the movement of valuable commodities such as silk, spices, precious metals, and textiles, as well as cultural exchanges that influenced art, religion, and technology. The Silk Road not only encompassed land routes but also maritime pathways, contributing significantly to the economic and cultural development of the regions involved.
They usually paid with cocoa beans because they were so precious. :D
Silk and Tea.
a silk worm
the Chinese traded silk for gold, silver and precious pebbles.
Precious jewels and silk
Silk is the precious fabric that is commonly used in China
Ivory, gold, spices, printed cotton cloth, pearls, precious stone, silk and porcelain
silk spices precious metals rare pricey stuff
yes, pearls jade and precious stones were sold on the silk road
The Silk Road supplied many places of trade and commerce. It is what gave them things such as precious stones, a type of metal finish, and ivory, and what gave others things such as jade, silk, and iron. Hope this helps! (:
The precious and the semi-precious jewels and the gemstones were the major goods often brought to Persia by means of the Silk Route.
Jade and other precious stones, porcelain, tea, and spices.
Animals, food, gold, silk and other precious metals
Kathryn Kent has written: 'Silk and Steel' 'Precious Possession'
The items China wanted from the European world include: scented woods, horses and precious gems.