AP World History - Chapter 17 Vocabulary
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calicoes
inexpensive, brightly printed textiles imported from India; made into cotton clothing
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flying shuttle
invented by John Kay; speeded up the weaving process
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“mule”
device used for spinning cotton thread
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power loom
mechanicized the weaving process
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James Watt
created a general purpose steam engine; burned coal to boil water and create steam which made the machines work
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George Stephenson
built the first steam powered locomotive
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factory system
method of production in industrial economies
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Luddites
early 19th century artisans who were opposed to new machinery and industrialization
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