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Recap Questions: Chapter 2


1a) What are primary and secondary sources?
Primary sources provide accurate and reliable information about a particular time period, situation,event or happening.There are 4 types of primary sources:written,pictorial,oral and atefacts.
1b)Secondary sources are usually a written record derived from a primary source.They are commonly referred to a second hand account.

2) How do historians make sure that their sources are reliable?

they ensure their sources are reliable by using the 3 C's:Credibility, Consistency and Corroboration.

Credibility:Is the person trustful?
Consistency:measure the two sources is saying the same thing in a same way.
Corroboration:whether the content of the source agrees with that of another.

3)Why is necessary for historians to revise their interpretations of past events?
They had to update themselves and ensure they do not make mistakes.

3)Why is necessary for historians to revise their intepretaions of past events?
They had to make sure they are updated and not make any mistake they had made previously.