What is history? Why is it necessary to study history?

Instructions:The answer for this question can be broken down into three parts:
1.A simple definition of history
2.The necessity to study history
3.Its impact on our future

Solution: History is the study of the past – specifically the people, societies, events and problems of the past – as well as our attempts to understand them. It gives us a chronological and systematic account of the past.It is necessary to study history because it reveals our past , helps us to understand who we are , where we come from and can possibly reveal where we will be heading to.In fact studying our past gives us an opportunity to create our future in a more meaningful way.