The Chinese acquired silk by
a. encouraging Chinese "silk pirates" who raided merchant shipping.
b. importing raw silk from Europe.
c. hiring Japanese labor to work in textile mills.
d. conquering the neighboring Mongol regions.
e. raising silkworms and pioneering silk cloth production.
ANSWER:
e
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