primary and secondary sources

Question 1

-give two reasons as to why something could be a primary source?

Answer 1

• if It was created/made at the time and since it’s a direct link to the past

Question 2

-give two reasons as to why something could be a secondary source?

Answer 2

• since it was created or made after the time the event happend. and is a persons perspective on what happend since they werent actually there.

Question 3

why is a direct quote a primary source

Answer 3

because:
- it’s a firsthand account ( meaning they said this exactly)
- it’s a direct link to the past

Question 4

why is a passage out of a text book a secondary source

Answer 4

because:

• it’s the authors interpration of what happend
• was written after the time of the event

Question 5

why is a painting a secondary source

Answer 5

because:

• it’s the painters interpration of what happend
• was created after the time that the painting would’ve taken place.