Primary and Secondary Sources

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Primary and Secondary Sources

Last updated over 2 years ago

20 questions

Instructions

Standard I: Explain how artifacts and other archaeological findings provide evidence of the nature and movement of prehistoric groups of people.
          • Identify the founding of Rome as the basis of the calendar established by Julius Caesar and used in early Western                      
               civilization for over a thousand years.
          • Identify the birth of Christ as the basis of the Gregorian calendar used in the United States since its beginning and in                      
               most countries of the world today, signified by BC and AD.
          • Use vocabulary terms other than BC and AD to describe time (BCE and CE).
          • Identify terms used to describe characteristics of early societies and family structures.

INSTRUCTIONS: Answer Questions 1-20 by determining if the source is primary or secondary. (Note: Refer back to the Primary and Secondary PDF if you are having difficulty).

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Standard I: Explain how artifacts and other archaeological findings provide evidence of the nature and movement of prehistoric groups of people.
          • Identify the founding of Rome as the basis of the calendar established by Julius Caesar and used in early Western                      
               civilization for over a thousand years.
          • Identify the birth of Christ as the basis of the Gregorian calendar used in the United States since its beginning and in                      
               most countries of the world today, signified by BC and AD.
          • Use vocabulary terms other than BC and AD to describe time (BCE and CE).
          • Identify terms used to describe characteristics of early societies and family structures.

INSTRUCTIONS: Answer Questions 1-20 by determining if the source is primary or secondary. (Note: Refer back to the Primary and Secondary PDF if you are having difficulty).

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark's journal entries about their exploration and discoveries.

Primary Source

Secondary Source

The Code of Hammurabi (the ancient law code of Mesopotamia).

Primary Source

Secondary Source

A YouTube video about Michael Jordan's 1988 Slam Dunk Contest.

Primary Source

Secondary Source

An interview with Malala Yousafzai.

Primary Source

Secondary Source

The Broadway musical Hamilton.

Primary Source

Secondary Source

The Old Guitarist (1904) painting by Pablo Picasso.

Primary Source

Secondary Source

A website about the First Ladies of the United States.

Primary Source

Secondary Source

A biography about Maya Angelou.

Primary Source

Secondary Source

A news report detailing a local march against climate change.

Primary Source

Secondary Source

A world history textbook.

Primary Source

Secondary Source

An article describing how Native American tribes were forced from their homelands during the Trail of Tears.

Primary Source

Secondary Source

The Declaration of Independence.

Primary Source

Secondary Source

Anne Frank's diary that she kept while hiding from the Nazis during their occupation of the Netherlands.

Primary Source

Secondary Source

A documentary explaining how the Great Wall of China was built.

Primary Source

Secondary Source

A letter that Major Sullivan Ballou, a Union soldier, wrote to his wife during the American Civil War,

Primary Source

Secondary Source

Your teacher describing how Alexander the Great conquered portions of three continents.

Primary Source

Secondary Source

A research paper about United States immigration during the 1800s,

Primary Source

Secondary Source

An autobiography about Barack Obama.

Primary Source

Secondary Source

A radio broadcast from President Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Great Depression.

Primary Source

Secondary Source

A book sharing details about the lives of Ancient Egypt pharoahs.

Primary Source

Secondary Source

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark's journal entries about their exploration and discoveries.

Primary Source

Secondary Source

The Code of Hammurabi (the ancient law code of Mesopotamia).

Primary Source

Secondary Source

A YouTube video about Michael Jordan's 1988 Slam Dunk Contest.

Primary Source

Secondary Source

An interview with Malala Yousafzai.

Primary Source

Secondary Source

The Broadway musical Hamilton.

Primary Source

Secondary Source

The Old Guitarist (1904) painting by Pablo Picasso.

Primary Source

Secondary Source

A website about the First Ladies of the United States.

Primary Source

Secondary Source

A biography about Maya Angelou.

Primary Source

Secondary Source

A news report detailing a local march against climate change.

Primary Source

Secondary Source

A world history textbook.

Primary Source

Secondary Source

An article describing how Native American tribes were forced from their homelands during the Trail of Tears.

Primary Source

Secondary Source

The Declaration of Independence.

Primary Source

Secondary Source

Anne Frank's diary that she kept while hiding from the Nazis during their occupation of the Netherlands.

Primary Source

Secondary Source

A documentary explaining how the Great Wall of China was built.

Primary Source

Secondary Source

A letter that Major Sullivan Ballou, a Union soldier, wrote to his wife during the American Civil War,

Primary Source

Secondary Source

Your teacher describing how Alexander the Great conquered portions of three continents.

Primary Source

Secondary Source

A research paper about United States immigration during the 1800s,

Primary Source

Secondary Source

An autobiography about Barack Obama.

Primary Source

Secondary Source

A radio broadcast from President Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Great Depression.

Primary Source

Secondary Source

A book sharing details about the lives of Ancient Egypt pharoahs.

Primary Source

Secondary Source