Han Dynasty Silk

Manufacturing became more advanced in the Han Dynasty, and lead to interacting with other cultures. The Han Dynasty became good ironworkers, and had great iron swords and armor which made the army more powerful, and iron plows and wheelbarrows for the farmers. Silk also became quite popular for it smooth, light, and expensiveness. To keep this good wealth coming for China, they kept the instructions and steps to make it a secret. Silk became so popular, the Silk Road was made specifically as a way for people to trade silk from China, for it was the only place that produced it. The Silk Road was 4000 miles long, and reached through Asia’s deserts, and all the way to the Mediterranean