Practice - Analyzing Primary and Secondary Sources
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Practice Questions
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What defines a primary source?
💡 Hint: Think about firsthand accounts.
Which of the following is a secondary source? (A) Diary (B) Textbook (C) Artifact
💡 Hint: One provides analysis, the others do not.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is a primary source?
💡 Hint: Think about the source's time of creation.
True or False: Secondary sources are always unreliable.
💡 Hint: Consider how they might provide different perspectives.
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Challenge Problems
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Analyze the following two sources: a soldier's diary from the battlefield and a history book based on that war. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each source in presenting the historical event.
💡 Hint: Look at personal vs. collective perspective.
Using the PERSIA framework, evaluate a chosen primary source from a series of ancient civilizations. Discuss how each aspect of PERSIA applies to this source.
💡 Hint: Think about each letter in PERSIA as a guiding question.
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