Question

According to the writer, why is it important to study history?

Answer 1

Hey there!
The usual moral of history is the fourth option, so you do not repeat the past. probably heard the saying "he who doesn't understand history is doomed to repeat it." This is because you learn from mistakes made by those before you.
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Answer 2

So we can learn interesting facts about the past, so we can understand how the present time came to be, and so we  can see how things change over time.