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← HistoryWhich outcome occurred when Byzantine silk production faced limitations in Bombyx mori cultivation circa 6th century CE?
A)Cultivators created sericulture industrial espionage.✓
B)Wool replaced silk in textiles
C)Byzantine economy declined demonstrably.
D)Silk artisans migrated to China.
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Sericulture industrial espionage occurred because the limitation of silk fibres revealed the mechanism of supply insecurity. Therefore clandestine acquisition of silkworms by the Byzantines increased, rather than a collapse, because other fiber sources were considered inferior.
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