Social studies and civics, ugh, instead of history, economics, geography, sociology. psychology

How many times can we study the ancient Egyptians and skip over the history of Europe from 1000 to 2000 and the history of America from 1950 forward? Hammurabi may have been very cool but Saladin is more relevant. Can you explain what led up to World War I?
 
We study history the wrong way. We need to start at the present and work backward. The impact of the French and Indian War is undeniable but the Jim Crow Laws and their removal have much greater current impact.

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