History Recap Qn's. Page 9

1. What do we learn when we study history?

2. Name four good reasons for studying history.


1. History enables us to learn about the record and the study of past human events that have shaped the way the world is today. It is also the study of the past of a small group of people or a whole country.


2. (a) Helps us to understand why things are the way they are today.
(b) Trains us to use our critical thinking skills to get the full picture of the past.
(c) Helps us to have a negative mindset to accept everything we read or hear as the truth.
(d) To investigate the past and dig out what our forefathers had done for us to be where we
are.