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The Chinese knew how to produce silk by about 2700 B.C. A.True B.False

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This is true, and it refers to the empress Leizu who lived around the time, and  who is believed to have discovered silk. However, the earliest sources speak of 3500 BC- so a lot earlier, but yes, they could produce silk by 2700 BC
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