Why is European histroy important? 10 pts for a good one?

Answer 1

There is an old adage that says we can't know where we're going until we know from where we've come. There's another adage that states that if we don't learn from history, we're doomed to repeat it.

The history of Europe is so involved with that of the Americas that by now you really can't understand one without some knowledge of the other, and if we don't learn the lessons from the history of Europe, we're likely to keep on repeating them.

Take colonial policy, for example--by studying the ways the Spanish, the British, and the French dealt with the indigenous peoples of the Western Hemisphere gives us insight in how the cultural clashes arose. By studying the relations the European nations had with one another, perhaps we can avoid the mistakes that led to conflict.

But the bigger question, to me, is this: why limit the studies to European history? The histories of Asia and Africa provide valuable lessons as well, as do the histories of the original peoples of North and South America and Australia.

Don't be afraid to broaden your horizons.

Answer 2

All history is important, and European history in particular shows what your forefathers had to go through and possibly the reasons you are living where you are today.

If you have Irish descendants, they may have come to North America to get away from the potato famine.

If you are Jewish, you may have left Europe to get away from persecution before and during World War II.

The Crusades brought Christianity to the eastern countries like Turkey, Afghanistan, and others. Many people believe this was the start of the holy wars and battles between Muslims and Christians are still fought to this day.

Many of the early explorers from Europe (such as Champlain, Jacques Cartier, and Columbus) left their countries to search for riches and an easier route to get to Asia. When the French first arrived in what is now the Montreal area (in Canada), they thought they were in China and one of the first towns is actually called "Ville de Lachine" (french for "the China city")

Australia was first founded as a penal colony to hold all of the criminals from Great Britain and other British Commonwealth countries.

Many wars and events that occurred in Europe affected North America, Asia, and Australia.

There is a famous saying: "Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it". If you study history and learn things such as patterns and human behaviour, you will hopefully be able to avoid the same mistakes that others have made in the past.

Answer 3

European History is important because it shows and demostrates the building of nation states and there is long history of wars, commerece, and cultral development that still continues today
This pattern is beiung repeated in the Far East: Japan as England, China as Russia, et
This pattern is also reapeated in Africa: Egypt as Italy/Rome, Zaire/Congo as Germany/Hessia

Answer 4

Studying history in general is important because it explains why things are they way they are and it helps people avoid committing the same mistakes. Jose Rizal, the Philippine National Hero, once said "Ang hindi marunong tumingin sa pinanggaling ay hindi makararating sa paroroonan." Which means those who don't acknowledge where they came from, won't get to where they're destined to go.

Answer 5

A P European History Topics and Web Links Page.

http://www.historyteacher.net/APEuroCourse/EHAPTOpics_WebLinksPage.htm

Click on the blue star ( ) to get the detailed assignment sheet and a list of topics to be covered for each unit of study. Click on the gold star ( ) to go to a page filled with extensive web links to sites and many primary source documents for that unit of study.

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/

Good luck
Kevin, Liverpool, England.