alleryMonks sent by which Byzantine emperor smuggled silkworm eggs out of China?
AJustinian
BAugustus
CKublai Khan
DConstantine
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Justinian
1. Silk production secrets were uncovered by two monks.
2. Emperor Justinian sent monks as spies who stole the silkworm eggs.
3. Augustus ruled earlier, and Kublai Khan was a Mongol, not Byzantine.
_Source: Wikipedia, Silk Road, Byzantine Empire (6th–14th centuries)_
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