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Where did silk originate ? How was it made ? What were its early uses ? Why was silk such a desired good for trade and exchange ?

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1. Where did silk originate ? How was it made ? What were its early uses ? Why was silk such a desired good for trade and exchange ?

Trade along the Silk Road was an advantage to nomads since they are always moving around,they were able to trade,which makes them good traders. Travel also made nomads more resistant to diseases.
The Silk Road was an overland route where merchants carried goods for trade. Describing the Silk Road is so difficult because it is a network of trade routes,one connecting to Eastern Mediterranean to Central Asia and one from Central Asia to China.
Silk originated from China. It is spun around cocoons of mulberry tree-eating worms. The Chinese used silk as fishing line to buy off nomadic raiders to keep things peaceful and write before paper was invented and was mostly used for clothes. Silk was such a desired good for trade and exchange because a share of China's wealth came from silk production.
The Mediterranean traded olives, olive oil, and wine. China traded Jade, silver, and Iron.East Africa traded rare timbers,gold,ivory,exotic animals and spices. India traded ivory and Arabia traded incense, spices, and tortoise shells.

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