SSTF@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year agoWhat inaccurate historical factoid do you just go with?message-squaremessage-square79fedilinkarrow-up170arrow-down14
arrow-up166arrow-down1message-squareWhat inaccurate historical factoid do you just go with?SSTF@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square79fedilink
minus-squareYellow_Cheese237@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down2·edit-21 year ago Jewish slaves build the pyramids. They were build by Egyptians, probably out of loyalty to the pharaohs. Columbus discovered America. He never reached the mainland. He didn’t go any further then the Caribbean Islands.
minus-squareReginaPhalange@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·1 year agoMan, this one is infuriating for me, and I’m Jewish. It’s like we based an entire religion out of this lie - every aspect of the old testament is riddled with exodus references.
minus-squareNum10ck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·1 year agodid the Jews ever claim to have built the pyramids?
minus-squareJakenVeina@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoWas Egyptian slavery of Jews not a thing at ALL?
minus-squaretxru@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoIt probably was at some scale, but it’s just not attested. And it certainly wasn’t the entire nation.. The Babylonian exile on the other hand is attested. That was more like a royal hostage situation than slavery though, the Babylonians sacked Jerusalem and took the nobility back with them.
minus-squarebustrpoindextr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoNo it was: https://www.archaeology.org/issues/262-1707/features/5627-jaffa-egypt-canaan-colony For 3 centuries, bible said 4. That book is known for exaggeration.
minus-squaremoobythegoldensock@geddit.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoColumbus reached the mainland on his third and fourth voyages.
minus-squareYellow_Cheese237@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down3·edit-21 year agoOn his subsequent voyages he went farther south, to Central and South America. He never got close to what is now the mainland of America. Wikipedia
minus-squarecrystal@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·1 year agoSouth America is not “mainland of America”? What do you consider “mainland of America” if south America is not part of it?
minus-squareNunchuk@lemmy.bigsecretwebsite.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·1 year agoMurica obviously, no other place exists
They were build by Egyptians, probably out of loyalty to the pharaohs.
He never reached the mainland. He didn’t go any further then the Caribbean Islands.
Man, this one is infuriating for me, and I’m Jewish.
It’s like we based an entire religion out of this lie - every aspect of the old testament is riddled with exodus references.
did the Jews ever claim to have built the pyramids?
Was Egyptian slavery of Jews not a thing at ALL?
It probably was at some scale, but it’s just not attested. And it certainly wasn’t the entire nation..
The Babylonian exile on the other hand is attested. That was more like a royal hostage situation than slavery though, the Babylonians sacked Jerusalem and took the nobility back with them.
No it was: https://www.archaeology.org/issues/262-1707/features/5627-jaffa-egypt-canaan-colony
For 3 centuries, bible said 4. That book is known for exaggeration.
Columbus reached the mainland on his third and fourth voyages.
On his subsequent voyages he went farther south, to Central and South America. He never got close to what is now the mainland of America. Wikipedia
South America is not “mainland of America”? What do you consider “mainland of America” if south America is not part of it?
Murica obviously, no other place exists