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It's simply a fact that our knowledge of the world is ever evolving. And although it can surprise some people, it also applies to our schooling. Yes, many of the lessons of history and "facts" that we learned at school - especially in the twentieth century - do not look so good when it is revisited in 2018. In some cases, the Lessons are unrelated to ignorance or false statements of integers of people. In other cases, they are simply inaccurate, presenting the facts in misleading ways that can make a beautiful story, but are not supported by historical conclusions.

In this spirit, here are 20 lessons often taught over the previous decades that have probably changed in our present. So, read it and be sure to dealer everything you are still hanging on! And for more history lessons, do not miss the28 sustainable myths in American history.

Many students have learned in their history classes that Christopher Columbus "discovered" America as if it were a large unoccupied land that was his, and that Spain is for taking.

Although aspects on Columbus and 1492 are coming to what we now call North America remain true, few teachers present the subject these days in the samecomplicated Way who places Columbus as hero and margles the original inhabitants of the earth. Even if discussed in terms ofEuropean Discover North America, this credit should go to Norse missionaryLeif Erickson. And for more knowledge to deposit your friends and family, here is the30 helpful facts that you have never heard before.

Learn about the first Thanksgiving, we were informed of the pilgrims who were poorly prepared for the new world of the New World, were offered help by kindly Aboriginal Americans, who provided food and agriculture courses.

In fact, more than 90% of the Aboriginal population of New England, where the first Thanksgiving would have been held, was suffered at the moment when the pilgrims landed, because of the diseases-variations, chicken chicken chicken. From the bubonic plague introduced by the Europeans. Yikes, and for more maltruths, you need to know, see these40 facts that you learned in the twentieth century that are totally wrong today.

We have often taught that Europeans' culture and technology were greater or more advanced than that of Native Americans who lived in the US butHistorian Karen Kupperman The MET: "The technology and culture of the Indians on the east coast of America were real rivals to those of the English and the possible results of the rivalry were not at the beginning clear."

Native Americans, when their populations were not ravaged by the disease, uttered the European interlopers, such as the attempted Samuel de Champlain to settle the Massachusetts in 1606 or the Plymouth Company in Maine the following year. And for a more fascinating story, checkThe 30 unresolved mysteries of America.

One more on the incomprehensive of Aboriginal origin: a favorite story in the history class is that the Indians of the Lenape, who occupied what would become New Amsterdam and possibly New York, did not realize how much they possessed The Earth and sold them to the Dutch settlers for 60 guilders - or about $ 24 of goods. Some call this the biggest commercial market ever realized.

In fact, Aboriginal people have actually a very different understanding of the concept of "land ownership"And did not see this as a" sale "as long as the offer of the Earth for the use of newcomers. And for geography lessons, checkThe craziest thing on each American state.

The high-speed motorway that stretches through Germany has often been credited to Adolf Hitler and its Nazi party, as a job refueling project that has helped the country in economic difficulty and one of the reasons why The Führer was able to come to power.

In fact, the highway wasrunning outIn 1931, two years before becoming Chancellor. While it would be photographed, pushing a pile of dirt on regional additions to the road section, it was only jumping on the workstress that had already been done. And yes, for the record: drive the autobahn is definitely on our list of the40 Best pebble list experiences for people over 40.

Benito Mussolini remembers all types of crimes and cruelty committed to transmitting his fascist goals, but history classes often included the warning, "but he ran trains on time."

Similar to the Myth Hitler Autobahn, Mussolini took mainly credit for the achievements of others off after the First World War - butbefore coming to power.

Although we probably could not hear that "the United States is a Christian nation" politicians at any time soon, schools begin to present aView more nuanced and accurate our founders. This includes the fact that Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin were prenis (who did not follow the Bible even if they believe in a higher power), while George Washington was probably a believer in pantheism (this nature is God), while John Adams was a unit, who did not believe that Jesus was the Son of God. And a much more recent story, check these20 current facts that no one could have predicted five years ago.

Although most students seeThe miracle And discover the unimaginable challenges Keller overcome to communicate and operate around the world, his actual political views have rarely discussed in classrooms.

That is to say that Keller was actually aradicalist whose experiences of living with a disability led him to sympathize with other disadvantaged people (and to realize that it was the lower classes that were victims of blindness and more), leading it in support of The vocal defender of a new type of political structure - which is made his unpopular with the public of the day.

The debate between the evolution and creationism continues of rage and probably does not seem to go anywhere at any time, but something of the two parties should be able to agree on: humans have not changed since monkeys.

Evolution is the elimination of lower quality species as best suited to prosecution and procreal. While humans and monkeys share thesame ancestorsWe were never a monkeys, so the classroom point of discussion can be done one thing from the past. In fact, according to the people of PBS: "Humans share a common ancestor with gorillas and chimpanzees. Scientists believe that this common ancestor existed 5 to 8 million years ago. Shortly after, the species Diverged in two distinct lines. One of these lines finally evolved in gorillas and chouchons, and the other has evolved into old human ancestors called hominids. "And for more useful knowledge, see these40 myths of health you hear every day.

As Lincoln obviously has done a lot to advance slave freedom, including the adoption of the proclamation of emancipation, he was not a vocal abolitionist at the time.

Its main priority was to keep the union from falling separate and expressing the ambivalence about the end of slavery,writing, "If I could save the union without liberating a slave, I would do it, and if I could record it by releasing all the slaves I would do; and if I could save him by releasing some and leaving the other. Other I would do it too. "

History teachers used to present slavery as a plague that occurred only in the southern United States states, it existed in all original colonies and were part of the northern states, even after the Independence (New York). did not finish officially until 1827).

"Many people have continued to be enslaved by travelers from the slave-holding southern to the moment of the civil war. Connecticut ended slavery later," College of William and Mary Professor Michael BlakeyRecountTime.

Although the Victorian era is known for its binding outfits and slightly repressive sexuality attitudes, these characteristics were often extended to Queen Victoria itself. In fact, while it was hardly crazy, she was fortunately and that all the passionately marked accounts married to Prince Albert and were known to be comfortable with the naked body - at least she had a number of paintings naked among his art collection andgave some to Albert for his birthdays. And for more powerful women, check these20 Timeless Doublures of Extraordinary Women in History.

It is a preferred tale that students learn in the history of the first art - that the Lovelorn Vincent Van Gogh cut off his ear in an attempt to pay the woman who crossed her. In fact, a more recent scholarship suggests that the ear wascoupe by a painter Paul Gauguin. Whether it's true or not, the "cut of his ear to love" is almost certainly false.

Another lesson from false Columbus was during the 15th century, thought the most that the earth was flat and he took it on himself to refute this madness. In fact, all the evidence shows that people were well aware during this period that the earth was round. It was not before the 19th century, whenWriters such as Washington Irving Highlight this myth partially satirically, partially to contrast themselves with those they have seen as deliberately ignorant or stupid.

This one is much more "inaccurate" than "offensive", but it is always likely to become less frequented. Despite the scratches on the flag, there were only 12 colonies. Delaware was part of Pennsylvania until the revolutionary war (before the territory belonged to Maryland for a little). So he was simply known as the "Three lower counties. "

Although this is a common practice in the medieval European trials of the "witches", in the American colonies when the ignorant and cruel practice has returned, the condemned women have been executedsuspending, not burn.

"No social movement, no doubt, has also been ill-represented as the movement of the 1960s-'70s women", Professor of History of the University of New York Linda GordonrevealTime. "In these myths, the feminists were single, the middle class and the white; mainly concerned by" sexual problems ", such as pornography, abortion rights, sexual harassment and rape; and hostile to men. Each is wrong."

It stresses that the movement emphasized the valuation of unpaid labor at home as much as equal access to jobs and better remuneration, looking for ways to make the family more functional and more Nourisme for all men, including men.

Few lessons on General Roman would not include a statement that his name is where the term "Cesarean section" begins - because that was the way it was born. But during this time, since it was so risky, such procedures were only carried out on the mothers who died or already dead - and Caesars Mother, Aurélie,survived the birth of his son. And yes, know that Caesar has definitely made our list of15 white lies with huge historical consequences.

Although it was certainly more democratic that the return monarchy in England, the government created by the founding fathers and continues today has never been the kind of republic of a person - a vote that "democracy "Would imply. The American History Professor of the State of Louisiana State Nancy Isenberg emphasizes that the suffrage was severely limited from the beginning, with each group or demographic (black, women, the poor) who had to fight for the right to vote. "[T] Il electoral College denies the right to directly elect the President, that the Supreme Court reconfirmed in the 2000 contested elections", "she explains. "The winner-all provided you move from the electoral voting of the state awards minority party voters."

To enter the spirit of Thanksgiving or when learning the history of the inhabitants of the United States, schools often have children to personally experiment a little history by making a feather headdress, pig tails orsame brown side. It may seem like an effective learning tool a few decades ago, but this type of appropriation fell far from fashion. And for a fiction that could one day become done, check these25 crazy predictions over the next 25 years.

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