Question

how important are dates​

Answer 1

Answer:

Dates are important, as they note when certain events happened. This is very important because history is recorded chronologically. It helps to know that one event happened before another event so that one can examine the relationship between events. Dates also serve to mark periods in history

Answer 2

"History is certainly about changes that occur over time". 

History is synonymous with dates.

We compare the past with present.

We continue to associate history with a string of dates.

We study dates to find out the sequence of events and significance of events.