Chp 1 lesson 2

Cave paintings from prehistoric eras would be considered

• A. fossilized remains.

• . B. historical data.

• C. primary sources

• D. secondary sources.

pottery from an anthropological dig

• A. bias

• B. conclusion

• C. evidence

• D. secondary source

a soldier’s diary

• . conclusion

• . evidence

• . primary source

• . secondary source

an opinion expressed in a letter written by an angry leader

• A. bias

• B. conclusion

• C. evidence

• D. primary source

a judgment made after examining clues

• A. bias

• B. conclusion

• C. evidence

• D. primary source

. a chapter from a history textbook

• A. bias

• B. conclusion

• C. evidence

• D. primary source

• E. secondary source

An example of a secondary source would be

• A. the biography of a famous general.

• B. a hand-drawn map by an explorer.

• C. the election records from a presidential race in 1860.

• D. a letter written from the battlefield to a soldier’s wife.

Primary sources

• A. are usually unreliable since the writers were probably biased.

• B. were created by the people who saw or experienced the event.

• C. can only be found in the reference sections of large libraries.

• D. include biographies, encyclopedias, or history books

An example of a secondary source is ______.

• A.a diary

• B.a letter

• C.a government document

• D.an encyclopedia

A secondary source is a firsthand piece of evidence written by someone who was present during the event.

• true

• false