What is History and why do we study it?

 When I think of history, I think of the past.   I think history is mostly about important events that happened in the past.  I think history is also about people who started something very big, like a war, or accomplished something great.  For example, Christopher Columbus is an important person from history because he discovered America.  History is about dates, times, and places.  To be precise history is about important events that happened on a certain day at a certain time in the past.  History is very important and we study it for several reasons.  One reason we study history is to learn about our ancestors and understand what they lived through and experienced.  We also study history to see what mistakes people made in the past so that we don’t make them again in the future.   I think we can use the past to predict our future too. A quote I thought fit the questions was "If you don't like the past change it" by William L. Burton i think this quote means is if you did not like what happened in the past don't try to do it again in the future.  In conclusion, history is not just a bunch of facts there without a reason.  People did not just spend years to find out about the world’s history for no reason.  People study the past to get information that they can share with the world and help make sure we do not make the same mistakes as people did before.