#2: Primary & Secondary Source - Examples Flashcards
For the following questions either: 1.) Identify whether the source listed is a primary source or a secondary source. 2.) Read through the scenario and identify what kind of source each source is.
Speeches
Primary Source
Letters
Primary Source
Pottery
Primary Source
Online Articles
Secondary Source
Documentaries
Secondary Source
Weapons
Primary Source
History Textbooks
Secondary Source
Memories
Primary Source
Journals
Primary Source
Clothing
Primary Source
Bones
Primary Source
Wikipedia
Secondary Source
Encyclopedias
Secondary Source
Paintings
Primary Source
Statues
Primary Source
Buildings
Primary Source
Historical Claims
Secondary Source
An autobiography
Primary Source
A biography
Secondary Source
Someone telling you a story they heard
Secondary Source
An interview
Primary Source
A YouTube Video on the history of Rome
Secondary Source
In this case, the program is a primary source because was made for fans at an African-American league baseball game in the mid-1900s.
In this case, the map is a primary source it was made by people who lived during the Philippine-American War and who participated in the war.
In this case, the cylinder is a primary source because it is a monument made in Persia during the 500s BCE.
In this case, the interview is a primary source because it was given by a leader of the Velvet Revolution about his actions during the revolution.
In this case, the diary is a primary source because it was written by a soldier in the Civil War.
In this case, the book is a secondary source because it was written thousands of years after the Maya first used chocolate.
In this case, the song is neither a primary or a secondary source because it does not relate to your research goal.
Imagine that you are a historian who wants to understand how the United States government reacted to the 1957 launch of Sputnik. Sputnik was the first man-made satellite and was launched by the Soviet Union. The United States considered the Soviet Union to be a dangerous enemy. Keep your research goal in mind. Is the source below is a primary source, a secondary source, or neither:
“An interview with important members of the U.S. government, published in a newspaper a few days after Sputnik launched.”
Primary
Imagine that you are a historian who wants to understand how the United States government reacted to the 1957 launch of Sputnik. Sputnik was the first man-made satellite and was launched by the Soviet Union. The United States considered the Soviet Union to be a dangerous enemy. Keep your research goal in mind. Is the source below is a primary source, a secondary source, or neither:
“A museum exhibit about the beginnings of NASA, the space program created by the United States government in 1958 to compete with the Soviet Union.”
Secondary
Imagine that you are a historian who wants to understand how the United States government reacted to the 1957 launch of Sputnik. Sputnik was the first man-made satellite and was launched by the Soviet Union. The United States considered the Soviet Union to be a dangerous enemy. Keep your research goal in mind. Is the source below is a primary source, a secondary source, or neither:
“A memo from a meeting between the president of the United States and his advisers the day after Sputnik launched.”
Primary
Imagine that you are a historian who wants to understand how ordinary soldiers spent their free time during the American Civil War (1861–1865). Keep your research goal in mind. Then decide whether the source below is a primary source, a secondary source, or neither:
“A deck of cards used by soldiers who fought during the Civil War.”
Primary
Imagine that you are a historian who wants to understand how ordinary soldiers spent their free time during the American Civil War (1861–1865). Keep your research goal in mind. Then decide whether the source below is a primary source, a secondary source, or neither:
“A television documentary about how Civil War soldiers spent their time.”
Secondary
Imagine that you are a historian who wants to understand how ordinary soldiers spent their free time during the American Civil War (1861–1865). Keep your research goal in mind. Then decide whether the source below is a primary source, a secondary source, or neither:
“An imaginary story about soldiers who fought during the Civil War.”
Neither
Imagine that you are a historian who wants to understand the Protestant Reformation, a religious movement of the 1500s and 1600s. Keep your research goal in mind. Then decide whether the source below is a primary source, a secondary source, or neither:
“A list of religious leaders from the last 100 years.”
Neither
Imagine that you are a historian who wants to understand the Protestant Reformation, a religious movement of the 1500s and 1600s. Keep your research goal in mind. Then decide whether the source below is a primary source, a secondary source, or neither:
“Laws passed in the 1520s and 1530s by communities that were a part of the Protestant Reformation.”
Primary
Imagine that you are a historian who wants to understand the Protestant Reformation, a religious movement of the 1500s and 1600s. Keep your research goal in mind. Then decide whether the source below is a primary source, a secondary source, or neither:
“An exact copy of the document from the year 1527 that inspired the Protestant Reformation.”
Primary
