Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
Why do we study the past?
Mr. McEntarfer * HSLPS
To learn about our heritage
To Understand the Present
Learning about the past can give us clues to the future. This helps
us make informed decisions in the present.
Can you tell the future?
– Emotions – Reactions– Events – The Weather– Ease or Difficulty– Ability
By looking at past civilizations that collapsed we can get a
better idea on how to prevent it here
What Happened to Easter Island Civilization?
How can we prevent what happened on Easter from
happening here?
• Safe guard our environment
• Find peaceful solutions to problems
• Communicate
Discuss the following quotes• “The farther back you look, the farther
forward you are likely to see.” - Churchill
• “He who is ignorant of the past repeats the mistakes of the past.” - Santayana
• “History is the version of the past events that people have decided to agree upon” - Napoleon
