Sources and chronology

What is a source?

• something you put on chips!

• A piece of evidence that can teach us about the past.

• the start of a river

What is a primary source?

• a piece of evidence taken from the time it took place

• a piece of evidence that is written after the event takes place

• something that finishes first.

What is a secondary source?

• A piece of evidence that is written at the time the event takes place.

• something that finishes after a primary source in a race.

• A piece of evidence that is written after the event takes place.

which of these is NOT a primary source?

• a textbook

• a diary

• a picture

• an artefact

Which of these is NOT a secondary source?

• a biography

• a news broadcast

• a documentary

• a magazine

What is chronology?

• a timeline

• a clock

• something that only happens over a long period of time.

• a series of event that happens over a period of time.

Which of these centuries would 1066 be in?

• 1st century

• 10th century

• 11th century

• 100th century

Which year is in the 16th century?

• 1666

• 1945

• 2021

• 1518

which of these are in the correct timeline of chronological order?

• 31BC, 1215, 0, 2021

• 0, 31BC, 1215, 2021

• 2021, 31BC, 0, 1215

• 31BC, 0, 1215, 2021

What event happened in 1066?

• The first man landed on the moon

• The battle of waterloo

• The battle of Hastings

• The Internet is created