Historical Sources Flashcards
This help confirm and ascertain historical narratives.
Historical Sources
Tangible objects which prove the existence of a certain story or narrative.
Artifacts
_________________ are another variety. They may be oral or written reports that describe an event. They provide details on what took place, the location, the reason and how the event took place.
Testimonies
What are the three types of written testimonies?
Narrative or Literary sources
Diplomatic or Judicial sources
Social Documents
They are testimonies which are written to narrate or impart information. The message given by these sources may be real or fictional.
Narrative
The court records, the Constitution, and contracts are especially helpful as proofs of legal transactions and in settling judicial disputes. What type of testimonies is this?
Diplomatic
These documents have evolved due to rapid improvement in technology since the 19th century. They include photographs, films, and recordings.
Social documents
The structures and organizations of a culture which influence social behavior. As such, they explain how people come together, for what purpose have they come together, and the practices governing people’s behavior.
Sociofacts
These are those which influence our thinking such as needs, values, and attitudes. In short, they represent what people think or believe.
Mentifacts
Historical sources can be classified either as _______________________________
primary or secondary sources
___________ sources are those sources which are produced at the same time as the event, period, or subject being studied.
Primary
This offer a clue about the past simply by virtue of their existence
Relics or remians
This source that the testimony of an eyewitness. It can be direct or indirect
Primary sources
The testimony of anyone who is not an eyewitness.
Secondary source
