Primary and Secondary Sources in History

The Diary of Anne Frank

• Primary

• Secondary

Audio recording of an interview with Lola Rosa Henson, the first Filipino comfort woman who spoke of her life during World War 2

• Primary

• Secondary

The Parisian Life, an 1892 painting by Juan Luna.

• Primary

• Secondary

A newspaper article on Beirut explosion

• Primary

• Secondary

A YouTube video describing how the pyramids were built

• Primary

• Secondary

Facebook livestreaming of comet Neowise passing over Mt. Mayon

• Primary

• Secondary

Secondary Sources: include written information by historians or others __________an event has taken place.

• before

• throughout

• after

• prior to

Secondary Sources: Although they can be useful and reliable, they __________ reflect what people who lived at the time thought or felt about the event.

• be capable of

• can

• may

• can not

At school we use textbooks to learn about the history of the United States. When we use textbooks, what are we using?

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

My friends and I found an old wedding dress in our attic. My father said it belonged to my grandmother. What is the dress?

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source