WH I, Unit 1

The study of the writing of history

The filter through which a person sees the world, which is shaped by the social, political, economic, and geographic forces in which a person lives

Historical bias affects the interpretation and analysis of human history, because each historian exists in a particular time and place, and is therefore shaped by the knowledge, tools, and climate of his/her times.

The exchange of goods, ideas, and customs among different cultures

Cultural diffusion occurs due to trade, warfare, and migration.

The development of agriculture, which allowed humans to settle in one place and, eventually, to create civilizations