Byzantine Empire silkworm eggs silk production

The Byzantine Empire began producing its own silk

In the early 550s, monks smuggled silkworm eggs from Central Asia to Constantinople. The eggs made it possible to produce silk within the empire instead of relying only on imported silk.

Some plants survive after losing most of their water

Resurrection plants can lose more than 90% of the water in their cells and stay alive for months or years, even in fully grown tissues. This ability is common in seeds and spores but rare in other plant tissues.

Before the French Revolution, some of the richest groups were hardest to tax

By the late 1780s, France owed huge debts, yet much of the nobility and Church had special protection from taxes. Attempts to make these wealthy groups pay more repeatedly met resistance. A problem with government money helped grow into a political crisis.

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Byzantine Empire silkworm eggs silk production

The Byzantine Empire began producing its own silk

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