WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT CHINA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is a soft, light, and highly valued fabric developed in China?
A
silk
B
polyester
C
cotton
D
rayon
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: –Silk has a smooth texture and rich, lustrous colours, making it a highly appreciated fabric in most cultures.-Silk is a challenging material to work with. It must be retrieved from silkworm cocoons, spun into thread, and then stitched into fabric.-Silk was created in China for the first time.

Detailed explanation-2: -Silk contains rich and shiny colors and it has a smooth texture which makes it a highly valued fabric in most societies. It is difficult to create silk. It has to be extracted from the cocoons of silk worms, spun into thread and then woven into cloth.

Detailed explanation-3: -noun. a lightweight silk fabric constructed in plain weave, often used for linings, blouses, slips, etc.

Detailed explanation-4: -In short, there are four types of natural silk produced around the world: Mulberry silk, Eri silk, Tasar silk and Muga silk.

Detailed explanation-5: -The sericin in silk has a gummy substance and acts as a glue. Sericin coats fibroin filaments so that they can stick together. One of the main factors that give silk its smooth texture is the removal of sericin from the silk fiber. This process is called degumming and makes silk soft and lustrous.

Detailed explanation-6: -Silk is very expensive because of its limited availability and costly production. It takes more than 5, 000 silkworms to produce just one kilogram of silk. The farming, killing, and harvesting of thousands of silkworm cocoons are resource-heavy, labor-intensive, and costly processes.

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