Silk Production in China Was Important for All of the Following

question 39

Multiple Choice

Silk production in China was important for all of the following reasons except

• A) its use as payment for taxes.
• B) as a material useful for writing and painting.
• C) as payment of bribes.
• D) as payment for public health and education.
• E) as currency for purchasing war horses.

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