It also gives you knowledge of how we came to be. How did you get to an advanced stage? What did our ancestors did to help us where we are today?

RE:
Why is it important to learn about history?

I think we study history in order for us to explain where we came from and how we got here; to understand the past so we can better deal with the present and the future. But as a famous historian once said; what we learn from history is that we didn’t learn from history; and this is very true if you for example look at Napoleon vs. Hitler, or if we compare Napoleon to any other dictator.

If we did not know about our history we would not feel the need to continue with our thriving community. New York would turn into a big sewer and Chicago would too.

We learn valuable lessons from society…. I hope I helped.

we got microwave because of the alliances in the WWI

how…???

think cause and effect

History is more interesting and that definitely depends on your history teacher.

How can we evaluate war if the nation is at peace—unless we use historical materials? How can we understand genius, the influence of technological innovation, or the role that beliefs play in shaping family life, if we don’t use what we know about experiences in the past?

Helps us understand change and how the society we live in came to be.

Sometimes fairly recent history will suffice to explain a major development, but often we need to look further back to identify the causes of change. Only through studying history can we grasp how things change; only through history can we begin to comprehend the factors that cause change; and only through history can we understand what elements of an institution or a society persist despite change.

Contributes to moral understanding

Studying the stories of individuals and situations in the past allows a student of history to test his or her own moral sense, to hone it against some of the real complexities individuals have faced in difficult settings. People who have weathered adversity not just in some work of fiction, but in real, historical circumstances can provide inspiration.

History provides identity

evidence about how families, groups, institutions and whole countries were formed and about how they have evolved while retaining cohesion. For many Americans, studying the history of one’s own family is the most obvious use of history, for it provides facts about genealogy and (at a slightly more complex level) a basis for understanding how the family has interacted with larger historical change. Family identity is established and confirmed. Many institutions, businesses, communities, and social units, such as ethnic groups in the United States, use history for similar identity purposes.

Studying History Is Essential for Good Citizenship

Sometimes advocates of citizenship history hope merely to promote national identity and loyalty through a history spiced by vivid stories and lessons in individual success and morality. But the importance of history for citizenship goes beyond this narrow goal and can even challenge it at some points.

History also provides skills such as the ability to

assess evidence,

assess conflicting interpretations and

experience in assessing past examples of change