SSC
WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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The making of ____ was one of ancient China’s biggest secrets. It would be punishable by death if you told anyone!
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silk
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glass
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the wheel
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paper
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -After the Qing Dynasty, anyone was allowed to wear silk clothing, from royalty to peasants. However, in reality, you were unlikely to see most people of society’s lower classes wearing silk, as it remained a costly fabric. Silk was so valuable in ancient China that for a while, it was even used as a currency.
Detailed explanation-2: -The secret of silk production is the tiny creature known as the silk worm, the most common is the Bombyx Mori. A flightless, domesticated moth, it lays 500 eggs in 5 days and then dies. The eggs must be kept at a temperature of 18°C, increasing to 25°C.
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