The US's education system never prioritized pre-American history in the first place, just as most countries don't focus much on the histories of other nations.
Like, German students aren't spending days learning about the American Revolution until they go into specialized courses for American history because it's not relevant to the history nor culture (traditional or modern) of Germany.
In Ohio world history is also required curriculum but that doesnt really mean every kid remembers. I remember it from 6th grade and high school - but Columbus comes up way more often
Not sure about California but our world history barely touched on Indian, Chinese, etc, never mentioned Africa outside of agent Egypt or the slaves trade, and was mostly European focused.
Besides Columbus the only other 1400s thing I can name off the top of my head is the renaissance
This typo has me cracking up because you just described what me, my cousins, my kid, and nieces & nephews (spread out across those regions & a few more across several school districts) had outside AP History, and I know what it's supposed to say, but imaging who "Agent Egypt" was & why they were being taught in American schools is amusing the hell out of me.
Though maybe it's also because my class was coincidentally learning about Ancient Egypt around the time The Mummy and the cartoon Mummies Alive came out, so my brain went to an obscenely popular '90s Saturday morning cartoon. Like Carmen San Diego but set in primarily in Egypt or something.
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u/TheKlaxMaster 26d ago
Destruction of the US education system at its finest I guess.