Chapter Chronology

Quiz for Global Trade: Silk

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1. During what period did silkmaking develop in China?

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Correct: The answer is a. By 2500 B.C.E. Chinese farmers had domesticated the Chinese silkworm, and by 1000 B.C.E. they were making fine fabrics with complex designs.
Incorrect: The answer is a. By 2500 B.C.E. Chinese farmers had domesticated the Chinese silkworm, and by 1000 B.C.E. they were making fine fabrics with complex designs.
1. During what period did silkmaking develop in China?

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2. Which of these areas imported all of its silk from China?

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Correct: The answer is d. Lacking a suitable climate for silk production, Tibet imported its silk from China.
Incorrect: The answer is d. Lacking a suitable climate for silk production, Tibet imported its silk from China.
2. Which of these areas imported all of its silk from China?

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3. Which of these statements about silk production in Europe is most accurate?

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Correct: The answer is b. In the eleventh century Roger I, king of Sicily, captured groups of silk-workers from Athens and Corinth and moved them to Sicily, initiating the production of silk in western Europe.
Incorrect: The answer is b. In the eleventh century Roger I, king of Sicily, captured groups of silk-workers from Athens and Corinth and moved them to Sicily, initiating the production of silk in western Europe.
3. Which of these statements about silk production in Europe is most accurate?

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4. When did the mechanization of silkmaking begin in Europe?

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Correct: The answer is c. In the seventeenth century the Italians developed machines to “throw” the silk—doubling and twisting raw silk into threads suitable for weaving.
Incorrect: The answer is c. In the seventeenth century the Italians developed machines to “throw” the silk—doubling and twisting raw silk into threads suitable for weaving.
4. When did the mechanization of silkmaking begin in Europe?

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5. What might explain the fact that most of the silk imported into Europe in the early modern period took the form of silk floss?

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Correct: The answer is d. By the early modern period, Italy, France, and England were all centers of silk weaving. Local weavers turned the silk floss into cloth that suited local tastes.
Incorrect: The answer is d. By the early modern period, Italy, France, and England were all centers of silk weaving. Local weavers turned the silk floss into cloth that suited local tastes.
5. What might explain the fact that most of the silk imported into Europe in the early modern period took the form of silk floss?