The silk industry brought riches to the Byzantine Empire and ended China's total control of the silk trade. PLZZZ HAL I HAVE NO CLUE

does this make more sence?

Explanation:

I don't understand what you are asking, But i have learned this before. China ruled the silk trade, but lost control over the byzantines choices. China helped the byzantine but lost it

The answer would be

Byzantine cities were excellent marketplaces for merchants from Europe, Africa, and Asia, and  The silk industry brought riches to the Byzantine Empire and ended China's total control of the silk trade.

Explanation:

The reason why is because I took the test a few minutes ago and it pulled up these two as the answers.

I hope this helps.

while it was true that the cotton gin reduced the labor of removing seeds, it did not reduce the need for slaves to grow and pick the cotton.

explanation:

before eli whitney's invention of the cotton gin, picking and cleaning cotton was a slow, labor-intensive job. workers, usually slaves, had to pick the seeds from the cotton fibers by hand. this invention made it possible to grow large amounts of cotton on big farms and make money.