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Unit 1
Primary and Secondary Sources
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are examples of Audio primary sources? | oral histories or memoirs, interviews, music |
| What are examples of Images primary sources? | photographs, videos, film, fine art |
| What are examples of Objects primary sources? | clothing (fashion or uniforms), tools, pottery, gravestones, inventions, weapons, memorabilia |
| What are examples of Statics primary sources? | census data, population statistics, weather records |
| What are examples of Text primary sources? | letters, diaries, original documents, legal agreements, treaties, maps, laws, advertisements, recipes, genealogical information, sermons/lectures |
| Primary Source | Primary sources are original records of the political, economic, artistic, scientific, social, and intellectual thoughts and achievements of specific historical periods |
| Secondary Source | Accounts that retell, analyze, or interpret events, usually at a distance of time or place. |
| What is the benefit of using a primary source | Primary sources offer a variety of points of view and perspectives of events, issues, people, and places. |
| Autobiography | an account of a person's life written by that person. |
| Biography | an account of someone's life written by someone else. |