The government of ancient China made it a crime to export silkworms as well as their eggs to enforced their monopoly on silk.
Why China made it a crime to export silkworms as well as their eggs?
Silkworms(incorrectly spelled silk worms) are the larval form of the domesticated silk moth, Bombyx mori. The silk moth was domesticated in its native habitat of northern China from its wild cousin Bombyx mandarina, a cousin which still survives today.
An epidemic of several silkworm diseases at this time caused production to fall, especially in France, where the industry never fully recovered. In the 20th century, Japan and China regained their earlier dominant role in silk production, and China is now once again the world's largest producer of silk.
They only allowed a few specific Roman merchants to buy silk. They made it a crime to export silkworms as well as their eggs. They sold it at a low price that no one else could compete with. They manufactured the silk in hidden locations.
The correct answer is option B.
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