Friday, July 24, 2009

Recap questions chapter 2

Q1.Primary sources are pieces of information from that particular time the activity occurred in. It provides a clearer view to the events.
Secondary sources are pieces of information provided by people who have not been in through the activity in the past but still know something about it.

Q2.They make use of the 3C's test:Credibility,Consistency and Corroboration.

Credibility:To test whether the person is trustworthy and not exaggerating.

Consistency:To test if the evidence is consistent by checking to see if it means something.

Corroboration:To test if the evidence is correct by matching it against other similar pieces of evidence

Q3.As new pieces of evidence are found each passing day, historians must make sure they are updated by reading any new pieces of evidence and also revise their interpretations.

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