Name_______________________
Period_______________________
Primary & Secondary Sources
Personal Diary of a Russian
Soldier during WWII:
You are researching the lives of Russian
soldiers during WWII.
Is this a primary source or secondary
source? Why?
What could you learn from this source?
Mask of King Tutankhamen:
You are researching the burial practices
of Egyptian Pharaohs.
Is this a primary source or a secondary
source? Why?
What could you learn from this source?
Encyclopedia
You are researching the burial practices
of Egyptian Pharaohs.
Is this a primary source or a secondary
source? Why?
What could you learn from this source?
Nightly News Cast:
You are watching a local news team
report about the conflict in Afghanistan.
Are they a primary source or a
secondary source? Why?
What could you learn from this source?
Seattle News Paper from 1906:
You are researching the 1906 Earthquake in San
Francisco.
Is this a primary source or a secondary source? Why?
You are researching life in Seattle from 1900 to 1910.
Is this a primary source or a secondary source? Why?
What could you learn from this source?
Historical Website
You are researching knights during the
middle ages and are reading information
from a website created by a university.
Is this a primary source or a secondary
source? Why?
What could you learn from this source?