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Why study History?

Because History is a Fascinating Story!

Why would a man devote years to studying the letters of a long-dead king? Why would a  woman spend thousands of hours digging in the mud and ruins of the ancient city? The answer is simple. These people are caught up in the fascinating time machine called human history. History is a story about people-how  they lived where they travelled how they felt about their lives. Uncovering these stories is  like untraveling a mystery. The more you search the more you can discovery about the world of the past.

Who was this man?

Today he  looks so fragile he might crumble at a touch. Once though this withered hand held incredible power. Pharoah Ramsas II ruled Egypt for 66 years building scores of templated and monumeds. Now more than 3,000 years later  you can see the pharoah's mummified remains at the Egyptian  Museum in Cairo, Egypt Exactly how the Egyptians mummified their dead was itself a mystery for a long time. 

Why did someone write on the this shell?

You may wonder why anyone would write on a tortoise shell or a deer bone But to a priest in Shang China oracle bones were an excellent was of predicting the future. The writing on the shell was actually a request for advice from a departed ancestor Today object like oracle bones give us a windows  not to the future. But to the past They show us of how past peoples different from us and how we are alike. 

Where did the people go? 

Suppose you walked into New York or Los Angeles today. Only to find that everyone had vanished without a trace that was how archaeologists felt when they uncovered the ruins of Mohangjo-Daro. About 3,500 years ago these streets bustled with activity. Then the people abandoned the city. What happened A flood an invasion no one knows for certain But you can be sure that historians will keep looking for clues. 

How was this pyramid built?

The Great Pyramid has stood in the Egyptian desert to  nearly 5,000 years without machinery  workers fitted together huge hand-cut stones weighting an average of more than two tons each. The Pyramid is an solidly built would survive a direct bit by an atomic bomb! Looking at this ancient monument we come face to face with the awe and wonder of the human past.