Historical sources

Who are historians?

• People who study history

• People who make history

• People who dislike history

• People who were famous in history

Historical sources are generally divided into which types?

• primary sources

• secondary sources

• tertiary sources

• quaternary sources

This photograph was taken during the First World War. This source is ______ of the First World War.

• a primary source.

• a secondary source.

If a source is from the time we are currently studying, it is

• a primary source.

• a secondary source.

If a source was produced after the events happened, it is

• a primary source.

• a secondary source.

True or false? Primary sources are always more reliable than secondary sources.

• True

• False

This painting of Russian Emperor Alexander I (1777-1825) was painted in 2023. This source is ________ about Alexander I.

• a primary source.

• a secondary source.

True or false? Photographs are always reliable sources.

• True

• False

If your parents tell you the story of your grandparents' wedding (that they themselves did not attend), this story is

• a primary source.

• a secondary source.

Which of these is NOT an example of a primary source about its topic?

• a uniform worn by a soldier in the US civil war

• video footage from a historical event

• a 19th century play written about Ancient Greeks

• a poem written about WWI last year