what is the importance of learning history?

Answer 1

To be able to cross-reference... to be able to avoid bad surprises sometimes, to be able to make better democratic votes when you can compare to past experiences. To learn about your ancestry, to measure how far we came from, how much progress we´ve made and sadly how culture is being slowly pushed aside for meaningless mind-numbing shows and activities. History is, I think, very important... even if most of the time it presents the winner´s version.

Answer 2

There are many reasons to learn history.

To learn where we came from to better predict where we are going.

To study the mistakes of the past so they are not repeated in the future. Notice how things keep happening that can be paralleled from history. It is because those involved thought history was unimportant -- and they made the same mistakes.

History can also be learned just for the sake of learning. It is a fascinating subject.

Answer 3

Is very important the history, and I am going to give you some reasons:
1.- learn about your past, the reasons which you are here.
2.- learn great experiences from the greatest history characters.
3.-the most important of all is that you can appreciate the past mistakes and the way to don't repeat them.

Answer 4

There is a cliched response..... So that you dont repeat your mistakes. But if you ask me, it doesnt hold water, coz humanity has repeatedly made the same mistakes... ironically, history proves this.

What I personally like about history, is the sequence of events that led to the present time and age. It fills me with Awe.

Answer 5

Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.

Answer 6

The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.

Answer 7

To make sure you don't make the same mistakes as those before us.

Answer 8

a tool for protecting culture