VI Pearson Prentice Hall/World History/2016 (NC) Problem: Omission of Fact (OF), Half-Truth (HT), Factual Error (FE), Slant (S), Bias (B) Unit 1, Chapter 1, The caption states, "Figuring out the ages of Radioactive dating has improved the estimates of Section 1 page 59 fossils and other remains is not just guess the ages of fossils. work." P. 435/Paragraph 5 The Defenses Fail Still Constantinople could OF,S,B,HT The paragraphs are written to emphasize the fall and 6 not hold out forever. In 1204, soldiers from of Constantinople to the Crusaders, but not the Western Europe called took the final defeat of Constantinople by the Ottomans. crusaders city. They looted it and did great damage. The specifics of the Crusaders looting and You will read more about the crusaders damaging are written in paragraph 5 but not of the later. The Byzantine empire eventually Ottomans in paragraph 6, who looted, beheaded retook its capital and raped. The final attack came from the Turkish The Crusaders are pointed out as a that the Ottoman empire. Constantinople’s walls student will read more about later. Why aren’t the were built in the age before gunpowder. The students informed more about Ottoman Turks? Ottomans used cannons that helped them The very next chapter is about Islam. break down the walls. In 1453, The text is biased against the Christian Crusaders. Constantinople fell to the Ottomans. The Favorably written for the Muslim Ottomans. The Byzantine empire was no more. actions and information regarding both should be presented equally. Source: The Fall of Constantinople: The Rise of the Ottoman Empire. Charles Rivers Editors Date 2014 Page# 536 of 600
VI Pearson Prentice Hall/World History/2016 (NC) Problem: Omission of Fact (OF), Half-Truth (HT), Factual Error (FE), Slant (S), Bias (B) Unit 1, Chapter 1, Section 1 page 59 The caption states, "Figuring out the ages of fossils and other remains is not just guess work." Radioactive dating has improved the estimates of the ages of fossils. P. 435/Paragraph 5 and 6 The Defenses Fail Still Constantinople could not hold out forever. In 1204, soldiers from Western Europe called crusaders took the city. They looted it and did great damage. You will read more about the crusaders later. The Byzantine empire eventually retook its capital The final attack came from the Turkish Ottoman empire. Constantinople’s walls were built in the age before gunpowder. The Ottomans used cannons that helped them break down the walls. In 1453, Constantinople fell to the Ottomans. The Byzantine empire was no more. OF,S,B,HT The paragraphs are written to emphasize the fall of Constantinople to the Crusaders, but not the final defeat of Constantinople by the Ottomans. The specifics of the Crusaders looting and damaging are written in paragraph 5 but not of the Ottomans in paragraph 6, who looted, beheaded and raped. The Crusaders are pointed out as a that the student will read more about later. Why aren’t the students informed more about Ottoman Turks? The very next chapter is about Islam. The text is biased against the Christian Crusaders. Favorably written for the Muslim Ottomans. The actions and information regarding both should be presented equally. Source: The Fall of Constantinople: The Rise of the Ottoman Empire. Charles Rivers Editors Date 2014 Page# 536 of 600
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