WH-Vocabulary Week #2

What is a Primary Source?

• An account of an event created by someone who took part in or witnessed the event

• Information gathered by someone who did not take part in or witness an event

• Objects created by and used by humans

• The main power source used to operate a computer

What is a Secondary Source?

• Information gathered by someone who did not take part in or witness an event

• An account of an event created by someone who took part in or witnessed the event

• Autobiographies, speeches, and photographs

• Objects created by and used by humans

What are Artifacts?

• Objects created by and used by humans

• Writing tools used by teachers to grade papers

• An account of an event created by someone who took part in or witnessed the event

• Replicas of old items

What is Archaeology?

• Study of the past based on what people left behind

• Study of the modern era

• Study of the earth’s physical and cultural features (characteristics)

• objects created by and used by humans

What is Geography?

• Study of Dinosaurs

• Study of the earth’s physical and cultural features (characteristics)

• Study of rocks and minerals

• Study of the past based on what people left behind