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How do primary sources help you understand the events of the past?
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How can primary sources help us better understand your past and culture?
A primary source is a source from someone who was there. A diary, or letters from a soldier, for example, help us understand the war from his specific point of view.
Which feature of the letters of John and Abigail Adams best help the reader know the letters are primary sources?
They contain firsthand accounts of events.
Which features of the letters of John and Abigail Adams best help the reader know the letters are primary sources?
They contain firsthand accounts of events.
What are advantages for secondary sources?
Secondary sources provide a broader perspective on a topic, offer analysis and interpretation of primary sources, and help place historical events or research findings in context. They can also help to verify information and provide additional research opportunities.
Why is it important for a historian to use primary sources?
Primary sources that are thoughtfully selected can help to bring history and cultures to life for students. Most basically, they are defined as the direct evidence of a time and place that you are studying - any material (documents, objects, etc.) that was produced by eyewitnesses to or participants in an event or historical moment under investigation. Primary sources are interesting to read for their own sake: they give us first hand, you-are-there insights into the past. They are also the most important tools an historian has for developing an understanding of an event. Primary sources serve as the evidence an historian uses in developing an interpretation and in building an argument to support that interpretation. You will be using primary sources not only to help you better understand what went on, but also as evidence as you answer questions and develop arguments about the past. Primary Sources do not speak for themselves, they have to be interpreted. That is, we can't always immediately understand what a primary source means, especially if it is from a culture significantly different from our own. It is therefore necessary to try to understand what it means and to figure out what the source can tell us about the past.
What does a close reading help the writer of a research report do?
Understand sources
How sources help historians to understand the past?
by annilising what they used and their traditions................................................................................................................................... ..................................................... ........................................................................................... ....................................................... ............................................................................................................ ................................ .............................................................................................................................................. ............................................. ..........................................................................................................................
How can a time line help you understand the sequence of events?
time lines are basically a sequence of events in order.
How can listing events in chronological order help you understand a text?
Chronological order is natural to people, so putting events into order helps you to understand and remember them better. Events that are out of order are more confusing, and so harder to understand.
How do primary sources help strength research?
They can be used for researches e.g cocoa etc.
What other sources might help us to better understand life in Babylonia?
adad
Which of these would best help a reader understand new words in a primary source?
Dictionaries
