1. Why Study History?

3. Questions to Consider Is history important? How do we view history?
Can history be interpreted in many different ways? How is this good or bad?

4. What is a Historian?
An historian is a writer, student, or scholar of history.
They are thinkers and appreciate things that others don’t.
A person who write or compiles a chronological record of events.

5. How does History help me?
Studying history provides you with many skills, such as:
* Critical Thinking
* Analyzing Information
* Drawing Connections
* Predicting Potential Outcomes
Most importantly, student’s of history can recognize past mistakes before anyone else.

6. What Else? Historians are some of the most informed citizens!
Highly debated issues in contemporary society:
* Affordable college?
* Terrorism?
* Economy?
* Healthcare?
* Political Polarization?