What is a secondary source?
information gathered from someone who didn’t see or experience the event
What is a primary source?
information gathered by a person who saw or experienced something.
What are 3 examples are primary sources? Clue PLD
photographs, letters, diaries
If someone interviews you and writes about your vacation, their story is a _____________________ source.
secondary
What are oral histories?
interviews (audio or video) with someone who experienced an event in the past
Why do people analyze oral histories?
to learn about the past
Artifacts are examples of ____________ sources.
primary
Historians work with ____________ to determine the purpose of different artifacts.
archaeologists
Why is it important to study sources from multiple perspectives?
to be aware of different perspectives, because people experience events differently
What can people learn from examining primary and secondary sources?
They can learn about specific events and people throughout history.
