Primary and Secondary Sources

A primary source is...

• a first hand account of an event

• a second hand account for an event

A secondary source is..

• a first hand account of an event

• a second hand account of an event

A textbook is a...

• primary source

• secondary source

An artifact is a...

• primary source

• secondary source

A photograph is a...

• primary source

• secondary source

A secondary source is made by someone who....

• was there at the time of an event or time period

• was not there at the time of an event or time period but writes about it afterward

Secondary sources are....

• more recent

• made a very long time ago

BOTH primary and secondary sources...

• help us to learn about the past

• do not help us to learn about the past

Primary or Secondary Source?

• Primary because it was made 2340-2180 BCE.

• Secondary because it was made 2340-2180 BCE.

WHERE was this source created?

• Ea

• Mesopotamia

• 234-2180 BCE