Primary and Secondary Sources Review

A textbook is a-

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

A magazine is a-

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

A photograph of the event would be a-

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

A diary entry is a-

• Primary Source

• Seondary Source

Government documents are a-

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

A documentary is a-

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

An encyclopedia is a-

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

A student's video report about India after completing research would be a-

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

What would be a warning sign that someone's research is not reliable?

• The person who wrote the research has a blog

• The person used too many sources from well respected researchers

• The research had bias and lacked citations

• The person who wrote it was a professor at a small college

Which two would provide historical context?

• asking what people would do in the same situations

• Trying to understand the people and events of a different historical time period

• Only looking at the people who held power during the time period studied

• Using many economics and social sources to paint a picture of events