Read the passage by Peter N. Sterns. The past causes the present, and so the future. Any time we try to know why something happened . . . we have to look for factors that took shape earlier. According to the writer, why is it important to study history?
Answer
A
so we can understand how the present came to be
B
so we can learn interesting facts about the past
C
so we can see how things change over time
D
so we do not repeat mistakes of the past
Explanation
The passage says that the past causes the present and that understanding why something happened requires looking at earlier factors. So studying history helps us understand how the present came to be. Choice A states this directly.
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