Knowledge Check: Sources of Information

What is a primary source?

• A source that is old

• A source directly from an event or period in history

• A source that is true

• A source that should be studied first in history

What is a secondary source?

• A source that is new

• A source that is true

• A source about an event, but not directly from the event

• A source that should be studied second in history

What is bias?

• Showing something is always good

• Showing something is always bad

• Showing something is good or bad based on feelings or opinions

• When something is not true or unbelievable

The best example of a primary source from the Shang Dynasty of China would be:

• A writing about Shang Dynasty bronze wear (1500 - 1050 BCE) written during the Han Dynasty

• A museum that contains actual Shang Dynasty bronze wear relics from 1300 BCE

• A replica (remake) of Shang Dynasty bronze wear made in 2015

• A book written about the Shang Dynasty, published in 1996

The "Analects of Confucius," a collection of sayings by Confucius and his pupils written in the 5th century, is an example of a _____ source.

A Humanities teacher at YK Pao School explaining Confucius's sayings to students is a _____ source.

The "Ancient Greece" chapter in a 7th grade history textbook published in 2012 would be a _____ source.

• primary

• secondary

• credible

The Iliad, an epic written by the ancient Greek poet, Homer, around 800 BCE is a _____ source.

The "Code of Hammurabi," created in 1754 BCE, is one of the first examples of written laws in history and also a _____ source.

If a student reads an online article about the "Code of Hammurabi" published in 2019, they are accessing which type of source?

• A primary source

• A secondary source