Which word is a synonym for SUBSEQUENTLY in this sentence: "SUBSEQUENTLY, she persuaded her husband to allow her to rear silkworms on a grove of mulberry trees."

Which word is a synonym for DEVISE in this sentence: "She also DEVISED a special reel to draw the fibres from the cocoon into a single thread"

Which word is a synonym for CULTIVATION in this sentence: "While it is unknown just how much of this is true, it is certainly known that silk CULTIVATION has existed in China for several millennia."

Which word is a synonym for MILLENNIA in this sentence: "It is certainly known that silk cultivation has existed in China for several MILLENNIA."

Which word is a synonym for RESTRICTED in this sentence: "Originally, silkworm farming was solely RESTRICTED to women, and it was they who were responsible for the growing, harvesting and weaving."

Which word is a synonym for WEAVING in this sentence: "Originally, silkworm farming was solely restricted to women, and it was they who were responsible for the growing, harvesting and WEAVING."

Which word is a synonym for STATUS in this sentence: "Silk quickly grew into a symbol of STATUS."

Which word is a synonym for ENTITLED in this sentence: "only royalty were ENTITLED to have clothes made of silk."

Which word is a synonym for PRIZED in this sentence: "Silk was so PRIZED that it was also used as a unit of currency."

Which word is a synonym for CURRENCY in this sentence: "Silk was so prized that it was also used as a unit of CURRENCY."

Which word is a synonym for EXOTIC in this sentence: "Demand for this EXOTIC fabric eventually created the lucrative trade route now known as the Silk Road"

Which word is a synonym for LUCRATIVE in this sentence: "Demand for this exotic fabric eventually created the LUCRATIVE trade route now known as the Silk Road."

Which word is a synonym for ROUTE in this sentence: "Few merchants travelled the entire ROUTE; goods were handled mostly by a series of middlemen."

Which word is a synonym for WOOL in this sentence: "Demand for this exotic fabric eventually created the lucrative trade route now known as the Silk Road, taking silk westward and bringing gold, silver and WOOL lo the East."

Which word is a synonym for COMMODITY in this sentence: "It was named the Silk Road after its most precious COMMODITY, which was considered to be worth more than gold."

Which word is a synonym for MERCHANDISE in this sentence: "From there, the MERCHANDISE was shipped across the Mediterranean Sea."

Which word is a synonym for HANDLED in this sentence: "Few merchants travelled the entire route; goods were HANDLED mostly by a series of middlemen."

Which word is a synonym for SOLE in this sentence: "With the mulberry silkworm being native to China, the country was the world’s SOLE producer of silk for many hundreds of years."

Which word is a synonym for EMPIRE in this sentence: "The secret of silk-making eventually reached the rest of the world via the Byzantine EMPIRE."

Which word is a synonym for CONCEALED in this sentence: "Monks working for the Byzantine emperor Justinian smuggled silkworm eggs to Constantinople in 550 AD, CONCEALED inside hollow bamboo walking canes."

Which word is a synonym for MONOPOLY in this sentence: "The Byzantines were as secretive as the Chinese, however, and for many centuries the weaving and trading of silk fabric was a strict imperial MONOPOLY."

Which word is a synonym for CAPTURING in this sentence: "Then in the seventh century, the Arabs conquered Persia, CAPTURING their magnificent silks in the process."

Which word is a synonym for SETTLE in this sentence: "Venetian merchants traded extensively in silk and encouraged silk growers to SETTLE in Italy."

Which word is a synonym for REPUTATION in this sentence: "Even now, silk processed in the province of Como in northern Italy enjoys an esteemed REPUTATION."

Which word is a synonym for FACILITATED in this sentence: "Cheaper Japanese silk, trade in which was greatly FACILITATED by the opening of the Suez Canal, was one of the many factors driving the trend."

Which word is a synonym for FIBRES in this sentence: "Then in the twentieth century, new manmade FIBRES, such as nylon, started to be used in what had traditionally been silk products, such as stockings and parachutes."

Which word is a synonym for INTERRUPTED in this sentence: "The two world wars, which interrupted the supply of raw material from Japan, also stifled the European silk industry."

Which word is a synonym for RESTORED in this sentence: "After the Second World War, Japan’s silk production was RESTORED, with improved production and quality of raw silk."