Ibn Khaldun: Wrote the history of the Arabs and of the Berbers from North Africa. Sima Qian: First Chinese historian to separate history from astrology. Simon Schama: Wrote several books on cultural and intellectual history. Gerda Hedwig Lerner: The founder of women’s history who also studied anthropology and archaeology in America. Herodotus: Regarded as the “father of history” because he was the first person to systematically study and write about historical events. It's good that you're studying historians! Historiography (the study of the writing of history) is an important field for us to explore as we consider what history means and how it is reported.
James K Polk is one of the historical figures that is really hard to judge by modern standards.
He was a forceful man with strongly held beliefs. He was the last in the line of "Jacksonian Presidents" with all of the baggage that came along with that.
Ultimately, he was a strong war time President. His single term in office led to the short lived Presidency of Zachary Taylor, who was significantly less informed and forceful than Polk. After Polk, the issue of slavery really came to the forefront. Polk was either responsible for delaying the prominence of this issue or just got lucky. It is likely that history would look much differently if Polk had a second term and continued his aggressive posture towards America's future.
I'd say he was a good President, for his time, who strongly acted on the economy and in regards to Mexico but whose record looks abysmal by modern standards and values.
Geography of China affected the development of the early civilization affect China greatly because "where it was located." China built on mountains and hills which greatly impacted them geography. Being in different locations giving you benefits for example better soil, more water, and harder for enemies to attack because being up a moutain they would have to climb in order to get too you. Some locations also didn't have good benefits for example harsher weather and not being able to get to other places but many benefits defensive, and agriculture wise.
Hope this helps.
Show me the passage and I will figure it out.
