Question

What is history? Why do we need history?

Answer 1

Answer:

history refers to the study of past. We need history to about development with time, to stay connected with our culture and to gain knowledge about the mistakes made in the past so as not repeat them again.

Answer 2

History is the study of past events. 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.) ... A person who studies history is called a historian.

History helps us understand change and how the society we live in came to be. The second reason history is inescapable as a subject of serious study follows closely on the first. The past causes the present, and so the future.