Answer the following questions in detail.
1. Why do we study the past? Who studies the past?
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Answer:
Answer: Studying history helps us understand and grapple with complex questions and dilemmas by examining how the past has shaped (and continues to shape) global, national, and local relationships between societies and people.
People know what happened in the past by looking at things from the past including sources (like books, newspapers, and letters) and artifacts (like pottery, tools, and human or animal remains.)
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studing history enables us to develop better understanding of the world in which we live. Building knowledge and understanding of historical events and trends, especially over the past century, enables us to develop a much greater appreciation for current events today.
Explanation:
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it.