1. To Develop skills that are useful in other areas

      a. Historians/Geographers read, write, think

2. To learn about yourself

      a. Study human beings, even though people lived in different times & places

3. To learn about your society

      a. About the U.S. and other countries

      b. Basic survival skills

      c. The U.S. is a patient w/ issues and we lay it down to find out why it is the way it is.

4. Learn to understand people who are different.

      a. Be Objective ( why a person thinks the way he/she thinks)

5. To gain Perspective ( to see the bigger picture)

6. To gain Inspiration (life is hard as seen throughout history)

 7. Gain a reason for living (what is our purpose)

      a. Keep liberty alive – life, liberty, pursuit of happiness

8. Feel a sense of connection to the past

9. Give yourself time to dream/wonder

      a. Historians/Geographers question

 10. Helps us understand change

      a. Past causes the present, and so the future.