Bias
What is Bias?
(Negative): the tendency to believe that some people, ideas, or things are better than others.
- To feel and/or act against an idea, object, group, or individual.
What is a fact?
Something that is undeniably factual.
What is a Primary Source?
Firsthand experience or direct evidence with a topic or event.
Where did Native Americans migrate FROM
Asia
What were the 5 nations that were competing with India and China?
Spanish
Portuguese
English
French
Dutch
Where does it come from?
- It is often learned and is influenced on:
Upbringing, experiences, socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, educational background, etc.
What is a narrative?
The story that is told by using facts and bias.
What is a Secondary Source?
A source that studies and talks about a collection of primary sources
Patrilineal clan meaning
Inheritance through males
Why did Europe try to go to the Americas all of a sudden?
Need for natural resources
Find gold
More land
Give 3 examples on how bias groups people.
* Economic background (low-middle-upper class)
* Culture, religion, race, gender, sexual-orientation, age, nationality, hair color, habits, etc.
Why are narratives viewed as biased?
To serve the person's focus in their own storytelling (narrative).
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Primary
What are animal totems used for in Native culture?
A representation of a spirit being, sacred object, or symbol of a tribe, clan, family, or individual.
Why was it named after him?
Amerigo Vespucci, due to his famous book on detailed travels to the Americas
How can biases prove to be harmful?
Provide at least 3 examples.
Police brutality
The Holocaust
Slavery, Refusing Service
Hiring a specific race
Media/news
Fact or Narrative?
The Native Americans lived all over the North, Central, and Southern Americas.
Fact!
A movie based on a true story of the Holocaust
Secondary
Diseases brought by Europeans
How did the Spanish conquer the Native Americans?
Armor
Crossbows
Cannons
Crossbows
Swords
But also, taking advantage of being looked at as a God. Using their ignorance as a tool to control them. Also killing them off with diseases.
Why should we address our own biases? Why would that be considered important?
Up to the student's answer and teacher's approval.
Fact or Narrative?
The Vikings were better explorers than their other European rivals due to the fact that sailed to the Americas first.
Narrative!
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Primary
Explain to me to the best of your ability why Natives were actually NOT savage.
Up to student's answer and teacher's approval.
What were the two main myths that Europeans used to make people venture out to the Americas?
*The Mythical Fountain of Youth
*The 7 Cities of Gold