Unit 1 Part 2 Vocab

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Primary Source

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Firsthand or eyewitness account of an event that presents unedited information

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Secondary Source

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Accounts that are not original or first hand, but can contain primary source information

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Oral Traditions

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Stories passed down through generations by word of mouth

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Archaeological Artifacts

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Object(s) that have been found and examined that teach us about past peoples and cultures

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Reliability

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Ability to confirm information is truthful from multiple sources

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Eyewitness Account

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Person actually viewed the event occurring when it actually happened

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Perspectives

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Looking at information from different points of view

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Cross Referencing

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Using multiple sources to confirm factual information and its reliability

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Narrative

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Spoken or written account of an event by a person who was not present at the event.