Topic 3 – MAADILI NA URITHI WA JAMII ZA KITANZANIA
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Significance
of Learning History
1.
Understand Identity
Nations
are made up of a collection of stories and legends. These stories shape the way
we think about our country and our standing within it. History is where we
learn about how great institutions are formed, and how they’ve contributed to
where we are today. For many of us, looking back at incredible fellow
countrymen is a way of establishing our own identity. Finding who we are and
what mark we can make on the world is a huge part of childhood. Allowing
children to learn about the identity of their country is one way of
facilitating that.
2.
History as a subject is significant in all areas of school life.
How can you study countries and nation states
without understanding where their borders and communities originated? Countries
are man-made and have fluctuated due to territorial disputes, economic disputes
and more. History helps us understand what makes a country and how this has an
impact on the evolution of different Geographical regions. When studying
economics, one needs to understand the context of different economies in order
to be able to spot trends or patterns. History is an essential study to be able
to understand the impact key events can have on a global scale. Scientific
discoveries within History have also made a huge impact on the shape of our
world. Without WWI and the evolution of technological warfare, we may not have
discovered the X-Ray when we did. Without the wide scale destruction of WWII,
Penicillin may not have been mass-produced and mass-funded on the scale it was
at that time. Many artists and writers have been inspired by their contexts and
events in History. Without the Industrial Revolution, would we have been
blessed with Charles Dickens and his works?
