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A secondary source document useful in the study of history could be an autobiography written by someone at the time or a record or statement made by someone who was not an eyewitness to a specific event.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 7y agoA secondary source is a source of memory or imagination of a certain event. This could be a magazine article or interview. It could be a book.
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∙ 12y agoa secondary source is a source of memory or imagination of a certain event.
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∙ 11y agogive three examples of secondary sources
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What do you call a secondary source which has primary sources in it?
It is a secondary source.
Examples of secondary sources?
a textbook, encyclopedia or an interpretation of a diary/ photo unless it is from that specific time period it is a secondary source
Is a novel an example of primary source?
Yes it is, if you are writing about the novel or the attitudes of its author. However, a newspaper article about the novel or a Cliff's Notes guide to the novel would be a secondary source.
Definition of a secondary source?
A secondry source is a source that does not come from the time that a historian is studying for example: -A book about world war 1 is a secondry source because it did not come from the time a historian was sdudying it got it's information from another source
Is a encyclopedia a primary or secondary source?
I believe that a encyclopedia is a secondary source, because the person who wrote it most likely didn't witness every single event in it. __--FROM GENIUS--__
What an example of an secondary source?
an example of a secondary source is a history/textbookbook, websites, reviews, encyclopedia, dictionary.annotations or commentaries on primary sources such as cases or legislators.
What is in a primary source?
Original letters or documents, for example. A secondary source would be an essay, for example, about the original source.
What is an example of a secondary energy source?
electricity and hydrogen
Primary and secondary resources of water?
Rainwater is an example of a primary source of water. Water from a pumping station is a secondary source of water.
What is an example of secondary?
an example of a secondary source is a history/textbookbook, websites, reviews, encyclopedia, dictionary.annotations or commentaries on primary sources such as cases or legislators.
Is a social studies textbook a primary source or a secondary source?
a textbook is considered as a secondary source. for example, in many social studies textbook it stars or quotes a primary source, it is usually in italic letters.
What are Primary Sources and Secondary Sources and give an example of each?
A Primary Source is something that tells the truth and it was told by people in the event or the one that said it or did it. A Secondary Source is something that doesn't tell the truth and it was written by someone that searched it up online. An example of a primary source is Abraham Lincoln's quotes, my teacher gave me a sheet with a primary source in the front and in the back a secondary source. in the secondary source it said lies about Abraham Lincoln and in the primary source it said exactly what he said.
Which item is an example of a secondary source?
A biography of Abraham Lincoln. (apex)
Is an encyclopedia a primary source?
No, an encyclopedia is a secondary source.
Is a personal letter a secondary source?
a letter is an example of a primary source, in other words, a firsthand account. hope this helps! :)
Is a journal entry from the past summer a secondary source?
It depends. If it is your journal, or you are quoting from a journal you have actually seen, then no. A secondary source would be a newspaper report of that journal entry, for example. Unless the journal entry is stating something read or seen elsewhere, then it WOULD be a secondary source.
What is a primary scource?
A primary source is a source that has direct knowledge of the idea. it can be from the person who saw it or the person who did the original research. Primary source is in contrast to secondary source - a source that is quoting or gathering information from primary sources. the terms primary and secondary are relative terms.For example, a research based on other peoples words, can be a secondary source. however, compared to Wikipedia, it would be a primary source.
