Historical context is the understanding of the environment, the culture, the trend, and the beliefs people held at a specific timeframe. This is very important as it allows people to understand and empathize with how the situation was at a specific time. Not only does it allow people to empathize with the people in the past, but it will also provide a specific understanding of the person’s thought process and reasoning for their actions. Historical context is very important as it allows us to understand what specific thought processes and events lead to a specific outcome, which will allow us to either prevent or encourage a specific outcome or event to occur shortly.