Primary Vs Secondary Sources Flashcards
Primary source
Gives a first hand account. Created at that time of the event or from someone who witnessed the event.
Example of primary sources
Autobiography
Interview
Paintings
News report
Secondary source
Created many years after an event, often look back at that time to explain what happened
Examples of secondary source
Textbook
Biography
Documentary
PRIMARY OR SECONDARY
Interview with Malala Yousafzai
Primary
PRIMARY OR SECONDARY
A musical about Alexander Hamilton
Secondary
PRIMARY OR SECONDARY
A world history textbook
Secondary
PRIMARY OR SECONDARY
A graph displaying statistics made in the Middle Ages
Primary
PRIMARY OR SECONDARY
A news report about a march against climate change
Primary
PRIMARY OR SECONDARY
A documentary about how the Great Wall of China
Secondary
PRIMARY OR SECONDARY
Painting created in the 1350s about the feudal system
Primary
PRIMARY OR SECONDARY
Autobiography about Barack Obama
Primary
