Primary and Secondary Resources

a photograph

• primary

• secondary

an encyclopedia

• primary

• secondary

a timeline and chart

• primary

• secondary

timeline and chart on Pharaohs

• primary

• secondary

Which belongs in the primary industry?

• cotton

• sweater

• shoe factory

• sales clerk

What is a primary industry?

• Employ people to make things.

• Employ people to collect or produce natural resources

• provide a service for people

• Research and technology

which sector of the economy removes or harvest products directly from the earth in order to extract raw materials or food?

• secondary

• primary

• tertiary

• linear

Which of the following is considered a primary resource?

• A) A history textbook

• B) A diary entry from a soldier

• C) A documentary film

• D) A biography

What is a secondary resource?

• A) Original documents or evidence

• B) Interpretations or analyses of primary sources

• C) Raw data collected from experiments

• D) Artifacts from an archaeological site

Which of the following would be a primary source for studying ancient Egypt?

• A) A modern book about Egyptian history

• B) A replica of an Egyptian artifact

• C) An ancient Egyptian papyrus

• D) A movie set in ancient Egypt