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- History of China (45919 bytes)
82: ..., he invited them all to dinner and brought out a simple farmer family's meal, and publicly issued blame f...
144: ...e to be fully exploited. New crops such as maize, cotton, and sweet potato were widely cultivated, and ind...
154: ...tries grew up, often specializing in paper, silk, cotton, and porcelain goods. For the most part, however,... - Flowering plant (29088 bytes)
22: ...hows no distinction of parts?stem and leaf, and a simple root growing vertically downwards into the water....
86: ...rces in the form of [[wood]], [[paper]], fiber ([[cotton]], [[flax]], and [[hemp]], among others), medicin... - Weaving (6924 bytes)
1: ...oth]]. This cloth can be plain (in one color or a simple pattern), or it can be woven in decorative or art...
3: ...er]]-controlled [[Jacquard loom]]s. In the past, simpler fabrics were woven on other [[dobby loom]]s and ...
9: ...s rise to many possible weave structures from the simplest plain weave, through [[twill]]s and [[satin]]s ...
24: ...nists were supposed to send unfinished goods like cotton and flax to Britain and buy finished cloth back f...
26: ... send them [[sheep]] or wool. They could get one cotton crop each fall. Flax was harvested in the summer... - Carpet (15753 bytes)
12: ...ndmade by pulling strips of cloth such as wool or cotton through the meshes of a sturdy fabric such as bur...
63: ...ually woven or felted, often [[wool]], but also [[cotton]], [[hemp]], [[straw]], or a synthetic counterpar... - Harmonica (21752 bytes)
174: ... interesting warbling tonal variation on the very simple waveform of the basic ten- or twelve-hole diatoni...
195: ...harmonicas include tiny four-hole instruments and simple plastic models of a conventional size.
201: ...harmonica then became very popular because of its simple construction (you can easily learn it alone) and ...
211: ...ing powerfull riffs with the instrument. [[James Cotton]] is also a household name of the [[Chicago Blues... - Cotton (7876 bytes)
2: ...ft [[fiber]] that grows around the seeds of the [[cotton plant]], a [[shrub]] native to the tropical and s...
3: ...on-plants-growing-in-a-field.jpg|thumb|none|550px|Cotton plants growing in field]]
4: ...led in a neat series of natural springs. When the cotton boll (seed case) is opened the fibers dry into fl...
7: [[Image:Alabama-cotton-farm.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Cotton Farm in Alabama.]]
9: ...erica and India domesticated different species of cotton independently thousands of years ago. - Tree (23723 bytes)
38: ...uch easier to measure than the height, as it is a simple matter of stretching a tape round the trunk, and ...
152: ** [[Silk-cotton tree]], ''Bombax'' species - History of the United States (1865-1918) (52094 bytes)
71: ...ased planting. This led to the over-production of cotton and tobacco, and thus to declining prices and the...
82: ...the Populist fervor that swept the prairies and [[cotton]] lands. The elections of 1890 brought the new pa...
117: ...on skilled workers. His objectives were "pure and simple": increasing [[wage]]s, reducing hours and improv...
204: ...uctions on imported raw materials and foodstuffs, cotton and woolen goods, iron and steel, and removed the... - History of the United States (1918-1945) (54688 bytes)
117: ...ers of seven basic commodities ([[Maize|corn]], [[cotton]], [[dairy]] products, [[hog]]s, [[rice]], [[toba...
193: ...lution than a policy one. Keynes's basic idea was simple. In order to keep people fully employed, governme... - Crossbow (7510 bytes)
16: ...p, and [[Tendon|sinew]] were used as well. Even [[cotton]] was tried with some success.
28: ...iddle of the [[15th century]]. The advantage of a simple wooden prod is that the bow as a whole was lighte... - Maya civilization (25116 bytes)
7: The earliest monuments consist of simple [[Tumulus|burial mounds]], the precursors to [[py...
41: ... utilized to mimic the appearance and feel of the simple Maya hut. Though not an effective tool to increa...
117: ...ments suggest that corn, manioc, sunflower seeds, cotton, and other crops have been cultivated in associat... - New Deal (82408 bytes)
60: ... of the act. Under this system producers of corn, cotton, dairy products, hogs, rice, tobacco, and wheat w...
341: ...lex and theoretical something that is really very simple and very practical. . . . Plausible self-seekers ...
350: ... in social engineering, the poor conditions among cotton tenant farmers, and the very poor conditions amon... - Inca Empire (25571 bytes)
88: ...replicated and spread throughout the empire. The simple abstract geometric forms and highly stylized anim...
137: ...sweet potato]]es, [[maize]], [[chili]] peppers, [[cotton]], [[tomato]]es, [[peanut]]s, an edible root call...
139: ... the year. Agricultural tools consisted mostly of simple [[digging stick]]s. - Indus Valley Civilization (23571 bytes)
22: ...s, [[sesame seed]], [[date (fruit)|dates]], and [[cotton]], as well as a wide range of domestic animals, i...
62: ...l left by rivers after the flood season, but this simple method of agriculture is not thought to be produc... - Alpaca (9975 bytes)
66: ...ain-cloth came from is not known, but it was this simple yet ingenious structure which enabled [[Titus Sal... - Ancient China (39554 bytes)
64: ..., he invited them all to dinner and brought out a simple farmer family's meal, and publicly issued blame f...
110: ...e to be fully exploited. New crops such as maize, cotton, and sweet potato were widely cultivated, and ind...
120: ...tries grew up, often specializing in paper, silk, cotton, and porcelain goods. For the most part, however,... - Maya (24836 bytes)
7: The earliest monuments consist of simple [[Tumulus|burial mounds]], the precursors to [[py...
41: ... utilized to mimic the appearance and feel of the simple Maya hut. Though not an effective tool to increa...
117: ...ments suggest that corn, manioc, sunflower seeds, cotton, and other crops have been cultivated in associat... - Roman clothing (10346 bytes)
6: ...ces than from wool. There is some evidence that [[cotton]] was used,but less often. [[Silk]], imported fro...
11: ...impure, silk was between 19 and 25% impure, while cotton (the most pure of all the source fibers) containe...
15: Silk and cotton were imported, from China and [[India]] respectiv...
43: ...econd century BC, besides tunics, women wore very simple [[stola]] and usually followed the fashions of th...
46: ...ns later wore undergarments, a [[tunic]], often a simple rectangle sewn into a tubular shape and pinned ar... - Spinning mule (12067 bytes)
2: ...or fine yarns until the 1960s. In 1890, a typical cotton mill would have over 60 mules, each with 1320 spi...
6: * pressure to compete with cotton [[calico]]s from India.
9: ...ped from the spinning wheel: the [[Spinning wheel|Simple Wheel]], which uses an '''intermittent''' process...
13: ... were copied by [[Samuel Slater]] who founded the cotton industry in [[Rhode Island]]. Development over th...
20: ... kind of [[textile]]. It was first used to spin [[cotton]], then other fibres. - Christmas around the world (98033 bytes)
147: ...os]] accompanied by tambourines, bells, and other simple percussion instruments, and read verses from the ...
254: ... roast goose). Some families prefer a lighter and simpler meal on Christmas Eve. They eat [[potato salad]]...
334: ...ng apples and other fruits, candies, paper flags, cotton and tinsel. Just before the Christmas festivities...
452: ...5 December. This service is usually kept somewhat simpler than normal services, with more attention on the...
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