Events and Accounts Primary and Secondary Sources

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Events and Accounts Primary and Secondary Sources **How do historians understand and learn about the past?**

What is a historic EVENT? A historic event is something that happened in the past

Build The Great Pyramid The Battle of Salamis Examples: Build The Great Pyramid The Battle of Salamis Assassination of Julius Caesar Name your own!

What is a historic ACCOUNT? A historic account is a representation of an event from the past

Examples: Name your own! Clay tablet from Mesopotamia Netflix show on Emperor Claudius Papyrus scroll about Mummification Name your own!

Historians use _____________ to study ______________________ historic accounts historic events

What are the two types of historic accounts?

What are the two types of historic accounts? Primary Source: A primary source is a firsthand account and is created at the time of the event

Examples: Letters Maps Drawings Clothing Books Photographs Pottery

What are the two types of historic accounts? Secondary Source: A secondary source is created by someone who was not present at the actual time of the event

Examples: Social Studies Textbook A written biography Magazine Encyclopedia YouTube video about life in the past Instagram comment about an event Movie about event in the past

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