Primary sources can reveal how individuals experiencing historical events actually reacted.
Further Explanation
Types of Sources
A primary source is a first-hand account of an event. It is written or told by a person who actually experienced it or had a connection with it. Examples of primary sources include journals, eye-witness accounts, interviews, letters, speeches, original documents, photographs, recordings, or videos.
A secondary source is a second-hand account of an event. These sources are written by a person who did not experience the event but rather researched it and gathered information from primary sources to compile his/her own version of what happened and how people reacted. Books, articles, and documentaries are all considered secondary sources. They may use some primary sources as evidence to show that their product is valid and true, but the overall analysis is secondary.
Wrong Answers
B. This answer is incorrect because it is gathering information from other historians is not a primary source. Conclusions from other historians are secondary sources because the historians themselves are not primary sources.
C. Primary sources do not summarize a huge amount of data. Often they provide a very small lens in which to look through. This is because the primary source is focused on the experience of usually one individual not a collective group.
D. Primary sources are considered specific pieces of evidence. They do not usually contain important themes as those are not usually established until after an event and the data surrounding it is analyzed.
Answer Details
Level: High School
Subject: History
Topic: World History
Keywords
Primary Sources, Secondary Sources, Research
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