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because you could make products out of the dye
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Indigo was valuable in the ancient Colombian empire because it was used to create a vibrant blue dye. This dye was highly prized for its color and was used to dye textiles, decorate pottery, and paint murals. Indigo was also used as a form of currency and played a significant role in trade and commerce.
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What valuable crop did enslaved Africans teach planters how to grow?
Rice and Indigo were very valuable crops which got them more money.
Why is indigo the second important cash crop in South Carolina?
I'm not sure if it still does, but indigo used to be valuable for It's pigment. Often used to make paint.
What was the main source of income in colonial North Carolina?
Carolina rice was a profitable crop traded around the world. Settlers in southern Carolina later learned to raise indigo. (Indigo- A plant used to make a valuable blue dye.)~( That's how blue jeans got there color~ INDIGO)
What ancient people known for there phonetic alphebet and their deep indigo dyes once ruled Cyprus?
phoenecians
Which plant was used in ancient times to dye clothes?
There are a large number of plant based dyes. But if you are studying the history of the American colonies, you are probably looking for Indigo.
What is the name of the plant used to make a valuable blue dye?
Indigo plant
What valuable crop did enslaved Africans teach planters how to grow?
Rice and Indigo were very valuable crops which got them more money.
Why is indigo the second important cash crop in South Carolina?
I'm not sure if it still does, but indigo used to be valuable for It's pigment. Often used to make paint.
What was the main source of income in the north?
Carolina rice was a profitable crop traded around the world. Settlers in southern Carolina later learned to raise indigo. (Indigo- A plant used to make a valuable blue dye.)~( That's how blue jeans got there color~ INDIGO)
What was the main source of income in colonial North Carolina?
Carolina rice was a profitable crop traded around the world. Settlers in southern Carolina later learned to raise indigo. (Indigo- A plant used to make a valuable blue dye.)~( That's how blue jeans got there color~ INDIGO)
Where did the word 'indigo' come from?
From the Ancient Greek "Indikon" for India. As the dye came form India.
What ancient people known for there phonetic alphebet and their deep indigo dyes once ruled Cyprus?
phoenecians
What is valuable crop blue dye?
Most natural indigo dye was obtained from various plants in the genus Indigofera, a large genus of over 750 species of flowering plants from the family Fabaceae. Indigo dye can be produced synthetically nowadays.
Which plant was used in ancient times to dye clothes?
There are a large number of plant based dyes. But if you are studying the history of the American colonies, you are probably looking for Indigo.
What are four things that are indigo?
Indigo, indigo crayons, indigo colored paper, and indigo colored shirts.
What do you know about indigo?
Indigo children or indigo colour?
From which country does the word Indigo originate from?
The word "Indigo" had a rather complicated upbringing.The first recorded use is "indikón", in Ancient Greece, meaning "Indian blue"It was then stolen by the Romans and became the Latin word "indicum"Then it was stolen again by the Spanish and became the word, "indico", eventually becoming we use today, indigo
