The correct answer is C) Byzantine merchants traded ivory and exotic spices from Africa and India and D) The Byzantine silk industry got its start from silkworm eggs smuggled out of China.
The statements that accurately describe trade in the Byzantine Empire are: Byzantine merchants traded ivory and exotic spices from Africa and India and the Byzantine silk industry got it start from silkworm eggs smuggled out of China.
Approximately in the 6th century AD, emperor Justine I sent two monks to China. They smuggle silkworm eggs into the Byzantine territory and marked the beginning of the silk industry in the empire. This allowed the Byzantine empire to sell silk to all Europe. Another important aspect of trade in the Byzantine empire were the various products that were traded to and from India and Africa. They traded cattle, sheep, pigs, fruit, pepper, medicines, timber, wax, perfumes, metals, and ivory.
