Inventions Silk
Silk was a popular product during the Yuan Dynasty. Silk was traded along the silk road, a road that reached from Central China all the way to Rome. Traders and merchants far and wide would trade along this route. Silk was a big part of China’s income since it was so valued by other countries they traded with. No one outside of China knew how to make silk yet, which is the reason why it was so highly valued. If anyone exposed how it was produced they could be punished by death. This impacted the Chinese in this period because they were introduced to different things through trading silk. The Chinese showed the Romans how to make silk latter on, in return the Romans taught them how to make glass. This was also valued by other countries. Silk was critical to the Yuan empire’s economy.
by: Nathaniel Etienne
Silk was a popular product during the Yuan Dynasty. Silk was traded along the silk road, a road that reached from Central China all the way to Rome. Traders and merchants far and wide would trade along this route. Silk was a big part of China’s income since it was so valued by other countries they traded with. No one outside of China knew how to make silk yet, which is the reason why it was so highly valued. If anyone exposed how it was produced they could be punished by death. This impacted the Chinese in this period because they were introduced to different things through trading silk. The Chinese showed the Romans how to make silk latter on, in return the Romans taught them how to make glass. This was also valued by other countries. Silk was critical to the Yuan empire’s economy.
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