What is the important of history?

1. Develop an Understanding of the World. Through history, we can learn how past

societies, systems, ideologies, governments, cultures and technologies were built, how
they operated, and how they have changed

RELEVANCE

Hall Distinguished professor of American History at the University of Kansas, USA,

Worster says that history has mostly been understood as a chronology of political
events-the rise and fall of kingdoms and their rulers-a simplistic notion that presumes
that those who did not record their history did not have one. –
-But developments in the social and natural sciences changed that outlook. History
became more interpretative and oral narratives of history from tribes and other
marginalised groups began to be taken seriously. A distinct strand in the new
interpretation has been the ecological and naturalist point of view.

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History is taught to children and adults alike so it does not repeat itself. History teaches the
tragedies and negativity of crises and mass suffering, so young minds will not become
corrupt and grow up to be like the people who caused that suffering. It is also taught to
highlight positivity, which will encourage people to become someone who makes a
difference.

History at its best describes the events in civilization which have relevance to the place in
human development we have reached. and maybe not repeat the mistakes of the past as
well as understand how we got to be where we are. There is the tendency for groups of
humans to keep making the same mistakes.