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Yes, primary sources can sometimes be difficult to read due to factors such as old language, handwriting, or technical language specific to the time period or field. One may need additional context or background knowledge to fully understand the contents of a primary source.
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What is the primary source excerpts that we read in the study is the best example of a primary source that's difficult to read because the language is old?
Richard Hakluyt's reasons why Britain should go to the New World
Why Is the mayflower a primary source?
It is a primary source because we can read it and see what they wanted to do in governance of their colony.
Why is the Mayflower Ckmpact a primary source?
It is a primary source because we can read it and see what they wanted to do in governance of their colony.
How would you describe the fireside chat that you read?
primary source
Is a museum considered a primary source?
Short answer: Probably not. It depends. If you read a document at the museum concerning the event you're thinking about (ie if you read the Declaration of Independence at the National Archives), or if you read an account of an event written by someone who was involved in the event, then it is a primary source. If you read an account of an event that was written by someone who was not there (ie an exhibit with text written by people working for the museum), it was not a primary source.
Is an original political cartoon printed in the newspaper a primary source or a secondary source?
By definition of a historical primary source (by someone with direct knowledge from the time), a original political cartoon is a primary source. By definition of an English primary source (it is printed), it is a primary source. By definition of the final form of primary sources (see definition of primary source on www.answer.com), it is based on someone's interpretation of the time and is thus a secondary source.
Which strategies should you use to decipher difficult language in a primary source document?
Oftentimes, primary source documents contain difficult language. Some good strategies for deciphering meaning include using context clues and consulting the internet.
What is secondary source'?
It is a source that uses information from a primary source. A movie about an event could be a secondary source should you cite it in research. I read the letters of Lincoln in a museum that would make me a secondary source if I told you about them.
Is there any time a secondary source might be more useful than a primary source?
Usually you will need 'the broad picture' and a primary source won't give you that.Making sense of primary sources is often extremely difficult without expert knowledge of the subject.Primary sources are easily misunderstood.
It can be difficult to read and interpret primary historical documents for several different reasons Why is it difficult to read and correctly interpret the Mayflower Compact and all of its meanings?
It is difficult to read and correctly interpret because it was so influenced by the historical events that happened just before it was written.
Why is it important to know about primary and secondary sources when studying history?
It important to know what a primary and secondary source is because it helps us destinguish a source that happended during the event and a source that the auther wrote from other sourceses that he/she read.
Is a diary primary or secondary?
It is a primary source.
