Discover Ancient China by Neil D. Bramwell

Author:Neil D. Bramwell [Bramwell, Neil D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
ISBN: 978-1-4645-1185-1
Publisher: Enslow Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2014-04-14T04:00:00+00:00

Clay, Cloth, and Other Early Materials

The ancient Chinese were skilled in the firing of clay to produce a hard pottery. Metal was too scarce and valuable at the time to be used except for coins and weapons. Pottery was a useful substitute for metal, particularly for storing things.

Plant fibers such as hemp were used to make cloth. Wool came into use under the Zhou dynasty. Silk was already an important product under the Shang dynasty. Silk was expensive and only used for robes worn in official ceremonies. Silk became the chief export under the Han dynasty, both as gifts to foreign rulers and in trade. Silk in the Han dynasty was exported throughout central Asia, to northern India, and farther west throughout the Roman Empire.1 The trade route used to transport silk became known as the Silk Road.

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