SKILL: RECOGNIZING BIAS Read the following statements, and then answer the questions.

a.
Chinese goods such as porcelain, jade, and silk were much more valuable than the goods brought over for trade by the English.
b.
The English, Portuguese, Dutch, and Spanish all tried to tap into the riches of China between the 1500s to the 1700s.
c.
The Chinese were reluctant to do trade with the Portuguese because the Portuguese were little more than pirates.
d.
The Dutch seized the island of Taiwan in 1684 to use as a base for trade with China.

What is it about the statements you selected that indicates to you that they are biased?

What was the focus of debate about the war at the second

The persians landed in the plains near athens. as their army greatly outnumbered that of the greeks, the greeks hoped to find aid from nearby sparta. a long-distance runner named pheidippides was sent from athens to sparta to request , but the spartans were not able to send more soldiers at the time. regardless, the greeks were still able to win the battle. centuries later, legend developed that a runner had been sent from the battle to athens after the greek victory. after reaching athens, the runner proclaimed, "we are victorious! " and then fell to the ground and died. this legendary story is the inspiration for the modern long-distance runs that are performed today. this passage refers to the events of which battle during the persian wars? a. battle of thermopylae b. battle of salamis c. battle of plataea d. battle of marathon

These facilities were organized and sponsored by churches or charities during the great depression in an effort to feed the homeless and needy.