primary and secondary sources

Something important that happened in the past

• historical

• newpaper

• artifact

• historian

a person who studies history

• historian

• primary source

• historian

• perspective

a simple object made and used by humans

• perspective

• artifact

• historical

• primary source

first hand account or artifact that happened at the same time of the event

• primary source

• secondary source

a secondhand account by someone who did not experience or participate in the event

• secondary source

• primary source

What is one way secondary sources help you?

• provide background knowledge about the event

• give you firsthand stories from people that were there

• are artifacts from that time period

which one is a primary source

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