History intro and turn of the century

Primary sources are any sources that discuss a time period.

• True

• False

A primary source would be__________________________.

• a newspaper article from a more recent time period discussing information about the previous time period.

• a copied picture of Abraham Lincoln

• an artifact of pottery from that exact time period and civilization

When can opinions not be a good idea to use when writing a report?

• when there isn't credible information to back them up.

• when there are too many opinions even though there is good evidence from them

• never a good idea

A credible source means there is _____________________ to backup the information.

• only facts

• only theories

• evidence

Why are pictures important to a source?

• pictures provide evidence

• pictures are nice to see

• pictures are not important

The evidence an historian uses to investigate the past is called:

• an artefact

• a clue

• an object

• a source

A secondary source is...

• a secondhand source based on primary sources.

• a firsthand account

• the best source

• does not matter to historians

Is this a primary or secondary source?

• Primary

• Secondary

What is History?

• The study of the Past

• a description of past events

• The study of past events that involved or affected people based on the interpretation of evidence

an example of physical evidence would be

• a textbook

• chicken bones in the garbage

• a deed to a house

• none of the above