Topic 5 – MIFUMO KATIKA JAMII ZA KITANZANIA KABLA YA UKOLONI
Learning History is very Important
1.
Identity
History
can help provide us with a sense of identity. This is actually one of the main
reasons that history is still taught in schools around the world. Historians
have been able to learn about how countries, families, and groups were formed,
and how they evolved and developed over time. When an individual takes it upon
themselves to dive deep into their own family’s history, they can understand
how their family interacted with larger historical change. Did family serve in
major wars? Were they present for significant events?
2.
History Builds Empathy Through Studying the Lives and Struggles of Others
Studying
the diversity of human experience helps us appreciate cultures, ideas, and
traditions that are not our own – and to recognize them as meaningful products
of specific times and places. History helps us realize how different our lived
experience is from that of our ancestors, yet how similar we are in our goals
and values.
3.
History builds a better understanding of the world
How
does the world work? How causes societies to thrive or fail? We can answer
these questions by studying history. Because it encompasses so many areas –
like medical history, art history, economic history, etc – history can give us
the fullest picture of how things unfold. Perhaps most importantly, history
also provides us with a better understanding of how we got to where we are now.
