(Brooks) Historical Evidence

Primary Sources

• Firsthand accounts of historical events

• A webite that explains world population data

• A book written about a person's childhood

• Information about events that the source's author did not experience directly.

Secondary Sources

• Firsthand accounts of historical events

• Informatio about events that the source's author did not experience directly

• A printout of research data gathered by scientist.

• A story woven into a basket made by weavers.

Which is a primary source

• Biography

• Newspaper article

• Textbook

• Government Data

Which is a secondary source?

• Letter

• Speech

• Textbook

• Government data

Historians ask when analyzing sources of historical evidence...

who created the source, when and where was it created, who is the intended audience and...

• ...how long did the speech last.

• ...how many people were in attendance.

• ...what is the main idea.

• ...who initiated the conversation.

Validity

• Information in book be proved true.

• Information in book cannot be proved true.

• There is not enough picture proof.

• The theme is incorrect.

Credibility

• Being an extremely good actor.

• Giving false information.

• Searching online to prove author is an untrustworthy source.

• Searching online to see if the author is considered atrustworthy source.

Fact

• Information can be proved.

• Fake information

• Information cannot be proved.

• Information with missing pieces.

Opinion

• Someone's belief.

• The majority rule.

• The absolute truth.

• Proven and concrete information.

Primary source

• A book written by a historian covering the Roman Empire.

• Taking notes while others are reading out loud.

• A letter written by a person who experienced the events firsthand.

• A long story that is told over and over again by many people.