<span>The first recorded appearance of the plague in Europe was at Messina, Sicily in October of 1347. It arrived on trading ships that very likely came from the Black Sea, past Constantinople and through the Mediterranean. While Sicily was succumbing to the horrors of the disease, the expelled trading ships brought it to other areas around the Mediterranean, infecting the neighboring islands of Corsica and Sardinia by November.</span>
Phoenicia was a collection of city-states.
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the correct answer is bamboo and silk
Chinese have been the world sole producer of silk for several centuries, a commodity that often caused a balance of trade deficit between the country and the rest of the world. the secret of silk making was also protected with royal decree for a long time, which makes it a popular material for making music instrument. Bamboo is often preferred for its hollow inside.
Communism took over in many areas, and the Secretary of State of the U.S. offered a plan. Sorry if I'm wrong.
