[DOC] [TLE] History of cotton - Wikipedia [PAR] The history of cotton can be traced back to domestication, possibly as far back as 
4500 BC. Cotton played an important role in the history of the British Empire, the 
United States, and India, and continues to be an important crop and commodity. 
... Calico and chintz, types of cotton fabrics, became popular in Europe, and by... [DOC] [TLE] Egypt - Wikipedia [PAR] Egypt officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning 
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populated centres of greater Cairo, Alexandria and other major cities in the Nile 
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the seeds of the ... China is the world's largest producer of cotton, but most of this 
is used .... cotton became known as an imported fiber in northern Europe, without 
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... and uncontrolled industrial effluents have created major water pollution 
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economic... [DOC] [TLE] Empire of Cotton - The Atlantic [PAR] Dec 12, 2014 ... The United States more than any other country had elastic supplies of the three ... 
On the eve of the Civil War, raw cotton constituted 61 percent of the value of all ... 
Most important, slavery itself seemed potentially hazardous to .... in small villages 
in Berar and Lower Egypt, a farmer's crop choice in Brazil... [DOC] [TLE] Cotton: One of Egypt's Most Famous Exports - Tour Egypt [PAR] Aug 21, 2011 ... Arab merchants introduced cotton cloth to Europe around 800 AD, though this 
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western Europe, raspberries have become an important crop. [DOC] [TLE] Cotton - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] With cotton becoming a major cash crop, human exploitation of other humans for 
.... that slavery expanded and became a much more important factor in American 
society. ... During the war, British and French traders invested heavily in Egyptian 
cotton ... Most cotton in the United States, Europe, and Australia is harvested... [DOC] [TLE] Egypt: new hope for cotton trade . . . -

Question: The country's most important crop; Egypt became Europe's main supplier during our Civil War
Answer: Cotton