Top Ten Reasons to Top Ten Reasons to Study HistoryStudy History

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Number 10Number 10

In order to “travel” to another place In order to “travel” to another place and time by “listening” to people and time by “listening” to people describe their time and country. (We describe their time and country. (We can “talk” to the great and heroic can “talk” to the great and heroic men of the past.)men of the past.)

Descartes (1596-1650 CE)Descartes (1596-1650 CE)

The The OlympicsOlympics

Bedouin on a cell phone...Bedouin on a cell phone...

It’s fun to transport oneself It’s fun to transport oneself back into history…back into history…

Number 9Number 9

To help (to some extent) predict the To help (to some extent) predict the future.future.

Thucydides (460-400 BCE)Thucydides (460-400 BCE)

What we are What we are doing doing

this century…this century…

What will our impact What will our impact be on the future?be on the future?

Number 8Number 8

To praise the worthy acts of the past To praise the worthy acts of the past and keep men from doing evil for and keep men from doing evil for fear of how they will be viewed by fear of how they will be viewed by history.history.

Tacitus (55-117 CE)Tacitus (55-117 CE)

Wars…Wars…

Number 7Number 7

In order to improve ourselves by In order to improve ourselves by following the examples of great men following the examples of great men and women of the past.and women of the past.

Marcus Aurelius (121-180 Marcus Aurelius (121-180 CE)CE)

Number 6Number 6

To learn the constant and universal To learn the constant and universal principles of human nature by seeing principles of human nature by seeing men reacting in different kinds of men reacting in different kinds of situations and circumstances.situations and circumstances.

Hume (1711-1777 CE)Hume (1711-1777 CE)

Global ReliefGlobal Relief

Battle of ToursBattle of Tours

CrusadesCrusades

Number 5Number 5

In order to judge our own customs In order to judge our own customs and actions better by examining the and actions better by examining the customs of different peoples.customs of different peoples.

Descartes (1596-1650 CE)Descartes (1596-1650 CE)

We are a world of We are a world of diversity…diversity…

History is impacted by History is impacted by religion…religion…

Types of HousingTypes of Housing

What was the Berlin Wall What was the Berlin Wall like?like?

The Sphinx The Sphinx

Number 4Number 4

In order to preserve discoveries and In order to preserve discoveries and inventions.inventions.

Aristotle (384-322 BCE)Aristotle (384-322 BCE)

Ancient Egyptian Ancient Egyptian HieroglyphsHieroglyphs

Roman Baths…Roman Baths…

What would modern cities look What would modern cities look like without the invention of like without the invention of

skyscrapers?skyscrapers?

How would we get How would we get around?around?

Number 3Number 3

To help solve our problems by To help solve our problems by defining the problems and showing defining the problems and showing us what has and has not worked in us what has and has not worked in the past.the past.

Aristotle (384-322 BCE)Aristotle (384-322 BCE)

Number 2Number 2

We may profit by their experience We may profit by their experience with out paying the price which it with out paying the price which it cost them.cost them.

John Jay (1745-1829 CE)John Jay (1745-1829 CE)

Nuclear Weapons…Nuclear Weapons…

GenocideGenocide

And the Number ONE Reason to And the Number ONE Reason to Study History…Study History…

Is so that this does not happen in our Is so that this does not happen in our class!class!

NUMBER ONE REASONNUMBER ONE REASON