Millions of people have gone to great lengths to record every part of the past. We may not know much about the future, but we have enough information about the past. Knowing our past has helped us in many ways. Historians, teachers, doctors, students, lawyers, and many others have relied on history books and research into significant historical events to prove their point. The question of why history is important has been asked many times. This has sometimes been requested by students, teachers and parents. Some people may consider this question ridiculously simple, but I consider it one of the hardest ever asked. Is History Important? This question cannot be answered in a single sentence. Try asking people why history is important and the answer is usually "It's about learning from our mistakes." It's not fair to summarize over 4 billion years of history in a single sentence. This question is easy to answer in several ways. I would side with the many historians who argue that history is of considerable importance. The story is older than any object or human being we have ever encountered. History has proven its importance with the help of human beings. We, the people, have taken history and made it one of the most significant things of the present. History is important because it has helped us understand human behaviors, changes in societies, mistakes made by influential people in the past, past events and many other reasons. The most important reason is that history protects us by preparing us for the future. This essay would analyze the importance of history today using past events as evidence. “Those who do not remember the past are doomed to repeat it” is a famous quote by George Santayana. Although middle of paper... We would be unable to understand the reason why early humans had families without historical knowledge. We wouldn't know how past societies had people from different cultures living side by side. People of yesterday and today have almost similar desires. The desire to have fame, popularity, money or to start a family is always the same. Herodotus said in 425 BC that "people are more ardent in their desire for fame, fortune, power and pleasure." Herodotus' statement shows a similarity between the past and the present. People are still driven by the same desires as in the past. John Locke considered humans to be of good character. One of John Locke's many theories was that humans were equal and had the right to defend their "life, health, liberty, or property." Protestant doctrine was the opposite of John Locke's theory. They believed that humans had an evil nature.