Use of machinery with the division of labor reduced the required skill level of workers and also increased the output per worker. The factory system<span> was first adopted in Britain at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in the late 18th century and later spread around the world. It replaced the putting-out </span>system<span>.</span>
I believe the answer is B
The Silk Road was the easiest way for people to trade supplies but over the years people started to taxes everything in the silk road to the point no one wanted to do any trading there