9/18: AWH Sources Check

Source Analysis Check

9/18

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A _____________________ source is created by someone who was there at the time of an event.

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A _____________________ source is created by someone who was NOT there at the time of an event, but is using facts and research to state a new opinion.

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One benefit of primary sources is that they let the reader know the author's ______________ of an event, or what was going on in their brain at the time.

Multiple Choice

A belief, judgement, or idea is a

• Fact

• Personal opinion

• Natural bias

Multiple Choice

What is bias?

• A political party

• A negative opinion about something

• A person's interpretation, influenced by their experiences

Multiple Select

When studying history, what kind of sources are best to use?

• Primary sources

• Secondary sources

• A mix of both

"Chronicle of 752"

This anonymously written text discusses the Reconquista, a movement by the Spanish to remove all Muslim communities (and they were an empire...but we'll get to that later) from the region. The Reconquista took place in the 700s.

Open Ended

Who is the author?

It's anonymous!

That doesn't mean the author doesn't matter...it just means we don't have their name. This author lived during the Reconquista and experienced it firsthand.

Open Ended

What is the author's intended purpose?

The intended purpose is to inform people about what happened in Spain during the Reconquista.

They are describing events with a lot of imagery, and the title is a "chronicle."

Open Ended

Who is the intended audience?

People who want to learn about the Reconquista

Or about history in general. Or Global students.

"Hannibal in the Alps," by Titus Livius

Hannibal, a general from Carthage, crosses the Alps during the 2nd Punic War (218-202 BCE). Livy, a Roman historian, was alive ~200 years after that.

Multiple Choice

Who was the author?

• Titus Livius

• Hannibal

• Hannibal's Elephants

• Julius Caesar

Multiple Select

Who was the intended audience?

• Anyone interested in learning about history

• Zookeepers

• Students

Multiple Choice

What was the intended purpose?

• To persuade people to dislike Hannibal

• To inform people about the 2nd Punic War

• To encourage others to cross the Alps during wars