things your history textbook got wrong

[West Vandengaarde]

Contained a quote from Karl Marx completely out of context and portrayed as something it wasn't. I brought my copy of the Communist Manifesto to show that it was taken out of context.

Essentially they tried to make it seem more violent and dictatorial than it was. How typical of a textbook.
Also, my science books in Elementary said two stupid things:
1. That blood was blue until it picked up oxygen.
2. That the tongue was divided in to sections of tastes or whatever nonsense it was.

[Legionica]

Um, are you being sarcastic? 'Cause those things are both true.

[The BranRiech]

that in world war 2 Germany invaded austria instead of annexing it

[Sovereign Spirits]

"Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything your American History Textbook Got Wrong" by James W. Loewen.

Someone beat you to it.

[Legionica]

My class actually had the teacher read that. In History class.

[Parhe]

Imhotep's not the ruler anymore, btw.

Huh. Really?
Not that I know of. Mostly the support for the American Revolution. I mostly attribute that to a tax rebellion.

To say the truth, I don't take history textbooks that seriously, many times, history seems very objective at times.

[AlexJacobii]

Anything about Columbus. Most of the sections about Scandinavia. The Crusades were only in the Middle East according to one textbook I had. That one was genius...

[Brandenburg-Altmark]

1. That the US had any real motive to invade Spanish territory in the Spanish-American war, other than a bunch of total bullshit being fed to the public by two "newsmen" working to out-lie each other.
2. That the taxes levied on the colonies by the British Crown were "unfair," or "disproportionate." Also that the American colonies were "denied" adequate representation in parliament.

[Christmahanikwanzikah]

Why Government is Important

[Mussoliniopoli]

Anything that had to do with Christopher Columbus.

^this. Raping and pillaging didn't make an appearance until my Intro US History course in University.

[Brandenburg-Altmark]

Anything that had to do with Christopher Columbus.

^this. Raping and pillaging didn't make an appearance until my Intro US History course in University.

The White Man's Burden is a heavy one, but only rape and pillage will give the savages insight into civilized customs. It's a price I'm willing to pay to get those redskins into heaven.

[HellasandMediterranean]

People history is written by the winners so all history books suck in the aspect of neutrality you should see the greek history books

[Zepplien]

I have 2 NS you decide which one is stupider

1. The Wright brothers completed the first controlled flight (Count Von Zeppelin invented his airships years earlier)

2. America had never lost any land to a invader

[Mr Bananagrabber]

I have 3 NS you decide which one is stupider

1. Economics textbook stating that there are no communist nations in the world (Cuba, North Korea, and China were all classified as socialist)

Because they are socialist. None of them are classless, stateless or have removed wage labour. There are no communist nations in the world.

[Zepplien]

I have 3 NS you decide which one is stupider

1. Economics textbook stating that there are no communist nations in the world (Cuba, North Korea, and China were all classified as socialist)

Because they are socialist. None of them are classless, stateless or have removed wage labour. There are no communist nations in the world.

My mistake then I stand corrected

[Mr Bananagrabber]

Because they are socialist. None of them are classless, stateless or have removed wage labour. There are no communist nations in the world.

My mistake then I stand corrected

No worries.

[Zepplien]

My mistake then I stand corrected

No worries.

I edited it to present the new info

[Abdju]

Nor am I. I'm sure, given the eons that have passed since I was in school, there is outdated information, but that does happen.

Imhotep's not the ruler anymore, btw.

Imhotep never was. He was a vizier.

[Abdju]

I have 2 NS you decide which one is stupider

1. The Wright brothers completed the first controlled flight (Count Von Zeppelin invented his airships years earlier)

2. America had never lost any land to a invader

There is a country called America? Huh... You learn something new every day in school.

[Vecherd]

In chapter two of our history book we learned that Leiv Eriksson was the first person from Europe to discover America and settling in America, ca year 1 000. In chapter ten or so we learned that Christopher Colombus was the first man to discover America in 1492.

[Salandriagado]

:palm: Um, are you being sarcastic? 'Cause those things are both true.

'Fraid not:

Hemoglobin is the principal determinant of the color of blood in vertebrates. Each molecule has four heme groups, and their interaction with various molecules alters the exact color. In vertebrates and other hemoglobin-using creatures, arterial blood and capillary blood are bright red, as oxygen imparts a strong red color to the heme group. Deoxygenated blood is a darker shade of red; this is present in veins, and can be seen during blood donation and when venous blood samples are taken.

The tongue map or taste map is a common misconception that different sections of the tongue are exclusively responsible for different basic tastes. It is illustrated with a schematic map of the tongue, with certain parts of the tongue labeled for each taste. Although widely taught in public schools, this was scientifically disproven by later research; all taste sensations come from all regions of the tongue.

Sometimes, I despair for the state of the world's education.

[Vecherd]

I have 3 NS you decide which one is stupider

1. Economics textbook stating that there are no communist nations in the world (Cuba, North Korea, and China were all classified as socialist)

Because they are socialist. None of them are classless, stateless or have removed wage labour. There are no communist nations in the world.

China
Cuba
Laos
North Korea
Vietnam

This countries are all communist by normal standards.

[Naurobia]

None that I can think of. And you said history text book but in the OP you brought up something in your science textbook. Contradiction.

[Johz]

Contained a quote from Karl Marx completely out of context and portrayed as something it wasn't. I brought my copy of the Communist Manifesto to show that it was taken out of context.

Essentially they tried to make it seem more violent and dictatorial than it was. How typical of a textbook.
Also, my science books in Elementary said two stupid things:
1. That blood was blue until it picked up oxygen.
2. That the tongue was divided in to sections of tastes or whatever nonsense it was.

1. It probably didn't say that, it just showed that on the diagrams, which is a valid representation, and used everywhere.
2. I've heard both cases to this. From what I understand, some areas of the tongue are more adept at tasting certain 'flavours', but what we experience as taste is also linked to smell. (Which is why some smells are so strong that you can 'taste' them...)

Personally, I don't think I can remember any outright howlers, although, obviously, many of the sciences teach 'lies to children' that are gradually abolished as you move up the chain.

[Abdju]

China
Cuba
Laos
North Korea
Vietnam

This countries are all communist by normal standards.

China: No. "Asian" Capitalist
Cuba: Socialist
Laos: No. "Asian" Capitalist
North Korea: No. Permanent war economy with socialistic elements.
Vietnam: No. "Asian" Capitalist.

Asian capitalism (sometimes "Asian Values") is essentially capitalism with a authoritarian political structure which usually presents itself as paternalistic, and is either an explicitly a single party system, or a very limited multi-party system (often with an overwhelmingly dominant party), with symbiotic links between political institutions and a handful or large corporate structures (sometimes family controlled) which dominate the economy. Along with those above other countries like South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, and, to a somewhat lesser degree, Japan and Malaysia also fit this description.