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← HistoryWhich challenge arose in maintaining Constantinople's silk industry through import dependence?
A)Disease outbreaks hurting silkworm supplies✓
B)Inflation undermining Byzantine gold coinage
C)Smuggling bypassing local silk taxes
D)War hindering flow commodity imports
💡 Explanation
Peste des corps rongueux arose because silkworm rearing had no biosecurity domestically using Silkworm Immunology leading devastating consequences affecting supply rather than a smuggling effect because import reliant.
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