In 552 Emperor Justinian sent 2 monks to China to discover the secret of this fabric
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Free Flashcards about FABRIC - StudyStack  IN 552 EMPEROR JUSTINIAN SENT 2 MONKS TO CHINA TO DISCOVER THE SECRET OF THIS FABRIC, SILK. THE CITY OF DAMASCUS GAVE US THE...
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What is the history of silk, interesting facts and applications ...  It was in Asia that the Romans discovered these wondrous fabrics but they knew ... In 552 A.D., the Emperor Justinian sent two monks on a mission to Asia, and they ... Silk dupioni is produced from 2 silkworms that spin a cocoon together, thus ... China successfully guarded the secret until ad300, when Japan, and later India...
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Smuggling of silkworm eggs into the Byzantine Empire - Wikipedia  In the mid-6th century AD, two monks, with the support of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I, successfully smuggled silkworm eggs into the Byzantine Empire, which led to the establishment of an indigenous Byzantine silk industry. This acquisition of silk worms from China allowed the Byzantines to have a ... In 552 AD, the two monks sought out Justinian I. In return for his generous...
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History of silk - Wikipedia  The production of silk originates in China in the Neolithic Silk remained confined to China until ... The rise of new fabrics such as nylon reduced the prevalence of silk ... 2 Silk usage in Ancient and Medieval China; 3 Chinese silk and its ..... it was not until 552 CE that the Byzantine emperor Justinian obtained the first...
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Jeopary Questions page 2051 - CARD GAMES - TriviaBistro.com  FABRICS & TEXTILES: In 552 Emperor Justinian sent 2 monks to China to discover the secret of this fabric  WORLD LEADERS: As a teenager in the 1940s, this...
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silk | fibre | Britannica.com  Animal fibre produced by certain insects as building material for cocoons and ... The origin of silk production and weaving is ancient and clouded in legend. ... A Chinese legend says that it was the wife of the mythological Yellow Emperor, Huangdi, ... The technique appears to have been invented by the Sogdians in Central...
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WHKMLA : A History of Textiles in Egypt  Egypt produced most of the flax products of all kinds; the goddess Isis, was ... (see the article "Weaving Textiles of the ancient Egypt", the article "Dyeing of the Egyptian ... to be a piece of linen found in Anatolia, estimated to be made around 7000 BC. .... (In case of animal fur, the priests wore it while the others tabooed it and...
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Silk Road - Wikipedia  The Silk Road or Silk Route was an ancient network of trade routes that for centuries were ... Though silk was certainly the major trade item exported from China, many .... and trailblazed the silk road which is one of the most famous trade routes. .... and giving the Byzantine Empire a monopoly on silk production in medieval...
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J! Archive - Show #1862, aired 1992-10-13  European production of this fiber began after 2 monks smuggled some worms ... Janos Kadar took power after this country's 1956 revolution & ruled it until 1988...
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Smuggling of silkworm eggs into the Byzantine Empire - Wikipedia  In the mid-6th century AD, two monks, with the support of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I, successfully smuggled silkworm eggs into the Byzantine Empire, which led to the establishment of an indigenous Byzantine silk industry. This acquisition of silk worms from China allowed the Byzantines to have a ... Silk, which was first produced sometime during the fourth millennium BC by...
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Silk Road Traveler and Explorer: Marco Polo - Travel China Guide  A well-known traveler and explorer, Marco Polo headed for China along the Silk ... In 1269, they returned to Venice with a letter Kublai Khan had written to Pope Clement IV. ... In 1271, when he was 17 years old his dream came true. ... In 1292, Kublai Khan agreed to let Marco Polo, his father and uncle return home, after...
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TibetanMaterialHistory - silk - TibetanMaterialHistory - home  [1,2] One day, when the empress was sipping tea under a mulberry tree, a cocoon ... The Imperial Secret ... Legends say that around 551 BC, the Byzantine emperor Justinian obtained the first ... He had sent two Nestorian monks to Central Asia, and they were able to ... The main silk roads between 500 B.C. and 500 A.D....
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Camel | Tang dynasty (618-907) | China | Art of Asia | Khan Academy  The Bactrian camel was used to haul trade goods along the silk roads leading out of China ... Because of the lead glaze, which could be toxic if used in daily activities, such objects ... Other figures of camels are stacked with bolts of silk. .... Call me picky, but isn't this a dromidary (however you spell it) due to the two humps?
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FROM EAST ROMAN EMPIRE TO BYZANTINE EMPIRE. In 476 the ...  Page 1 ... In 476 the german Odoacer depossed last emperor or Rome, Romulus. Augustulus ... In addition to expand the Byzantine Empire he built new buildings in the capital, such as Hagia Sophia Church and the Justinian Code of Law. The Justinian Code was a collection of books containing all the old Roman laws as.
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The Travels of Marco Polo, Volume 2 by Marco Polo and Rustichello ...  The ambassadors of Shah Rukh to China (1419-1422) wrote: "In this city of ... Of this we are told in the great Venetian traveller's narrative that it lay a twelve...
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7 Things You May Not Know About the Ming Dynasty - History Lists  Sep 30, 2014 ... At its peak, the Ming dynasty made China a global superpower, influencing the ... It spanned nearly 300 years, from the fall of the Mongols in 1368 to the ... When his monastery was burned down a few years later during a conflict ... nearly 10,000 rooms could only be entered with the emperor's permission.
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The Chan's Great Continent - The New York Times  Purporting to describe the travels that Marco Polo took through Asia between ... The China that Polo gave to the world in his own extended account was a ... by a clause in the middle of the will: "Also I release Peter the Tartar, my servant, ... dictated it to him while the two were in prison together in Genoa during the year 1298.
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Justinian I - Wikipedia  Justinian I c. 482  14 November 565), traditionally known as Justinian the Great and also Saint Justinian the Great in the Eastern Orthodox Church, was a Byzantine (East Roman) emperor from 527 to 565. ... Justinian's rule constitutes a distinct epoch in the history of the Later Roman empire, and his reign is marked by the...
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Jeopary Questions page 2163 - BUSINESS NAMES - TriviaBistro.com  ANCIENT NEWS BULLETINS: Chinese monopoly on this fabric ended in 6th century as 2 monks smuggle out worms; new material at 11  "PARA"GRAPHS: A...
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Jeopary Questions page 763 - IT BORDERS RUSSIA - TriviaBistro ...  SCIENTISTS: Chemist Hilaire Chardonnet, who invented rayon, had worked under this man when he was researching silk & silkworms  "A" PLUS: Upon his...
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The Legendary Invention of Silk  The wife of the Yellow Emperor, Huangdi, is credited in Chinese myth with ... Is the fabric known as silk 7000 years old? ... Invented the loom to weave the fiber. ... the Chinese sources say about the legend of the invention of silk, and describes...