Further, they made music and dance vital components of their worship practices. Enslaved men and women kept the rites, rituals, and cosmologies of Africa alive in America through stories, healing arts, song, and other forms of cultural expression, creating a spiritual space apart from the white European world.
Because each side wants to prove their right. It's like if your in an argument you want to prove that your right and not have the other person right and you wrong.
Learning about how the world became the way it is today is good knowledge to keep in mind. Also, taking the AP World History course can also get you some college credits, which is pretty nice in my opinion.