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← HistoryWhich limitation faced 10th-century Byzantine silk production resulted primarily from raw fiber constraint?
A)Variable silk road tariffs✓
B)Technological imprecision in looms
C)Inconsistent dye pigmentation
D)Guild capacity restraints
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In Constantinople, significant taxation from intermediaries and varied political climate affected silk production because high-quality silk fibre was primarily sourced via trade. Therefore, volatile silk road tariffs proved impactful, rather than dye failures or technical shortcomings affecting outputs.
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