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Thirty years of experiments in this industry are recorded in the journals of 18th-century Yale president Ezra Stiles. John Lombe of Derby (“DAR-bee”) may have been assassinated in 1722 for stealing a “doubler” used in this industry from the Sardinians. Jean-de-Dieu Soult (“ZHAWN duh DYOO soolt”) led an army into Lyon (20[1])to suppress workers (20[2])in this (20[1])industry (20[3])in the first Canut (20[1])(“kah-NOO”) Revolt. (20[3])Equipment needed for this industry was stolen by two (*) Nestorian monks (10[3])on a mission (10[1])funded (10[1])by (10[1])Justinian (10[1])the Great. (10[3])Tash Rabat was one of the caravanserai (10[1])in Kyrgyzstan (10[2])that was part of a network named (10[1])for this industry. (10[4])This industry was promoted in colonial New England through the importation of mulberry trees. For 10 points, name this industry which also names a “road” to China. ■END■ (10[7])

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