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← HistoryWhich outcome followed the Byzantine's controlled sericulture, where unraveling silk fibers caused weakened threads?
A)Increased taxation for imperial revenue
B)Greater control over trade monopoly
C)Quicker silk route material development
D)Standardised, poorer-quality fabric output✓
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Standardised, poorer-quality, silk fabric output occurred because degumming—removing sericin by boiling and unraveling silk—caused fibroin fiber breakdown, diminishing thread strength over controlled production, therefore, creating a high volume of low-quality silk, rather than materials having high value.
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