Primary Source & Vocab Review

In Social Studies class we use a textbook to learn about United States History.

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

My mother was reading a book by a historian on Paul Revere.

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

Today in class we listened to a speech given by Martin Luther King Jr. on civil rights.

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

My Grandmother told me a story about what it was like when she was a student in school.

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

Which of the following items is a Secondary source?

• A Biography about Alexander Hamilton

• The Diary of Anne Frank

• A Stone tool from Prehistoric Times

Which of the following items is a primary source?

• 7th Grade History Textbook

• A World War II Documentary

• Letters written by a soldier in WWII

A document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study. Examples include letters, diaries, photos, artifacts, documents, speeches and more.

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

• Perspective

Information gathered by someone who did not take part in or witness an event. Examples include textbooks, newspaper articles, history books and more.

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

• Archaeologist

an expert who studies and records the past by analyzing primary sources

• Historian

• Archaeologist

• Ethnocentrism

The study of the past, specifically relating to human activity and events

• Geography

• History

• Primary Source