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← HistoryWhich consequence results when Byzantine silk production's sericulture faces sustained mulberry blight?
A)Increased dependence on Sogdian imports✓
B)Innovation in synthetic dye production
C)Shift toward cotton textile production
D)Decline in domestic luxury taxation
💡 Explanation
Increased imports occur because mulberry blight decimates silk worm food source. This causes a supply problem mitigated by external trade, rather than causing innovation in alternatives or a wholesale textile shift, therefore maintaining an industry in decline.
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