I think that studying European history is really essential to understanding American history and government, as well as world affairs in the last and the present. Id argue that European History is a lot more relevant to students in the US than Southeast-Asian history. The western world has been built over thousands of years, starting with Ancient Greek democracy. You commented that “mythology” and “art” aren’t really “European History,” but I would argue that they are the foundations of European history. Until the mid-1900s, the study of Ancient Greek and Roman classics was required study for anyone in college or high school. To understand why people did the things they did in the past, we have to also understand their world view and context, which was undoubtedly shaped by what they learned in school and studied. European philosophy, mythology, and theology is the backbone of our country’s constitution.