Question by Sybill Patricia Trelawney: why is studying history important?
It’s our project for class…We’re going to make a movie about the importance of studying history 🙂
Best answer:
Answer by Chevalier du Temple
We study history because :
1. We can better understand problems facing the world today by comparing present problems with similar situations of the past. Further, a study of history helps us to vote intelligently for our representatives and to criticize constructively the actions of our government. In this way, we are better able to perform our duties as citizens in a democracy.
2. We become better educated and more cultured. We learn the meaning of historical terms which have become part of our everyday language, for example : veto, boycott, czar, democracy, liberal. We learn to use maps, interpret charts and analyze graphs. We increase our understanding of daily newspapers, current magazines, books, and radio and television forums. Thereby, we can participate intelligently in discussions of vital present-day problems.
3. We develop the ability to analyze situations, gather information, evaluate evidence, distinguish between important and unimportant facts, and arrive at conclusions. We come to realize that civilized people try to solve their problems through intelligent reasoning, not force.
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