HIS 102 Lecture 5: Cotton
7 Oct 2016
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Early history of cotton and its dissemination throughout the globe a. b. b. b. b. b. b. Violence against women for showing off their cotton fashion. Southernization - spread of plants, ideas, and technology a. i. The indian beginnings a. i. a. ii. a. iii. a. iv. a. v. First domesticated in 2300-1760 bce (indus river valley in india) By second century, they can be seen in mediterranean and east africa. By third century, can be seen in south asia. By 10th century, cotton became a major prop where arabs where in. Cotton does not grow above the 40th parallel. Western europe began to colonize and began to grow cotton within those colonies. Shift of power in the east a. i. a. ii. a. iii. a. iv. a. v. During 13th century, there were major power disruptions. Mongolians captured china, korea, and parts of southeast asia. Began with elements of southernization (map, compass, gun powder)
