Intro to History

What does a historian do?

• Studies the past to understand it

• Tells stories about the future

• Studies fossils and rocks

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Which of the following is a primary source?

• A documentary video

• A textbook

• An interview

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What makes a secondary source different from a primary source?

• Secondary sources are made by people who experienced an event.

• Secondary sources are less accurate.

• Secondary sources are written after an event by someone who did not experience it.

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Which is a secondary source?

• A book about the Revolutionary War

• A soldier's uniform from war

• A speech from George Washington

Which is an example of a primary source?

• A speech given by Abraham Lincoln

• A biography about Rosa Parks

• A movie about war

Events that have happened in the past.

• Sources

• History

• Artifact

Something that gives us information we need to help us learn.

• History

• Sources

• Historian

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An object made by humans in history.

• Artifact

• Historian

• Secondary Source

Which is NOT an example of a primary source?

• Photograph

• Letter

• Biography

People learn about ________________ by studying different types of sources.

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