Question

Select 3 reasons why the Chinese kept silk making a secret.

A) They did not think other cultures needed silk.
B) The Chinese guarded the secret to control production and keep the profits.
C) Their trade depended on silk and they did not want to lose trading power.
D) Silk was in demand but difficult to produce and therefore valuable.

Answer 1

Because it was difficult to obtain and was only manufactured by the royal family, they kept the method a secret so they could make it, sell it, and make a large profit. Whoever revealed this information would be put to death and abandoned forever (death)

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

It’s definitely between B and C as those are directly related to a reasonable, potential motivation for keeping the secret. Ultimately, I would choose B because it explicitly states the reason as a concern over control of production whereas C makes the leap to trading power which seems presumptuous