Millions of people have gone to great lengths to document every part of the past. We may not know much about the future, but we have more than enough information about the past. Knowledge of our past has helped us in many ways. Historians, teachers, doctors, students, lawyers, and many others have relied on history books and research on significant events in history to prove their case. The question of why history matters has been asked many times. Sometimes students, teachers and parents have asked themselves this. Some people might consider this question ridiculously easy, but I see it as one of the hardest questions ever asked. Does History Matter? This question cannot be answered in one sentence. Try asking people why history is important and the answer is usually “It's to learn from our mistakes.” It's not fair to summarize over 4 billion years of history in one sentence. This question can easily be answered in numerous ways. I would side with the many historians who say that history has enormous significance. History 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 used history and made it one of the most significant things of the present. History is significant because it has helped us understand human behaviors, changes in societies, mistakes made in the past by influential people, occurrence of past events and many other reasons. The most important reason is that history protects us by preparing us for the advent. This essay analyzes the relevance of history today using past events as evidence. “Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it” is a famous quote by George Santayana. Although the r...... middle of paper ......We would not be able to understand why early humans had families without historical knowledge. We would be unaware of how in past societies people with different cultures lived side by side. People of the past and today have almost similar desires. The desire to have fame, popularity, money or a family is always the same. Herodotus said in 425 BC that “people are stronger in their desire for fame, fortune, power and pleasure.” Herodotus' statement shows a similarity between past and present. People are still driven by the same desires as in the past. John Locke considered humans to have good nature. Among John Locke's many theories was that human beings were equal and had the right to defend their "life, health, liberty, or property." The Protestant doctrine was the exact opposite of John Locke's theory. They believed that humans had an evil nature.