Historians use the evidence they read in historical sources to ____________what happened in the past.

_______________ sources are firsthand pieces of evidence. They were written or created by the people who saw or experienced an event.

Primary sources include letters, diaries, or government records. Literature or ______________ from a particular time and place is also a primary source.

Primary sources help historians learn what people were ______

Secondary sources are created after an event. They are created by people who were ___________________________

Examples of secondary sources are biographies, encyclopedias, history books, and ______________

Each primary source was written with a particular ___________ or general attitude about people or life.

The _________ of primary sources use their points of view to decide what information is important and what to include in the document.

Sometimes a point of view is expressed as a ______ or an unreasoned, emotional judgment about people and events.