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Primary Sources Secondary Sources: Assignment 1

This document discusses the differences between primary and secondary sources, as well as external and internal criticism. Primary sources are firsthand accounts created during the time period being studied, while secondary sources analyze and interpret primary sources. External criticism examines the physical characteristics and authenticity of sources, while internal criticism analyzes the content and truthfulness of information within sources. Both primary and secondary sources, as well as external and internal criticisms, are important tools for historians to evaluate evidence and understand historical events.

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Primary Sources Secondary Sources: Assignment 1

This document discusses the differences between primary and secondary sources, as well as external and internal criticism. Primary sources are firsthand accounts created during the time period being studied, while secondary sources analyze and interpret primary sources. External criticism examines the physical characteristics and authenticity of sources, while internal criticism analyzes the content and truthfulness of information within sources. Both primary and secondary sources, as well as external and internal criticisms, are important tools for historians to evaluate evidence and understand historical events.

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- Produced by an author who used primary

sources.
- Are firsthand, contemporary accounts of - Historical sources which studied a certain
events created by individuals during that period historical subject.
of time or several years.
- Sources are documents that relate to
- Raw materials of historical research- the information that originated elsewhere.
documents or artifacts closest to the topic of
- Often use generalization, and synthesis of
investigation.
primary sources.
- Sources produced same time as the event,
- They often attempt to describe or explain
period, or subject being studied
primary sources
- Used by historian as evidences.
- Are not evidence, but rather commentary on
Examples are: hand discussion of evidence
Archival documents, Artifacts, Memorabilia,
Examples:
Letters, Census, Government record, Audio
recording,Patent, Photographs Textbook, Articles, Reference book
Biographical work, Commentaries, criticism
,Monographs,Autobiography

Assignment 1: Make two Venn diagrams about external and internal criticism and primary
and secondary resources. See your course guide for deadline, instructions, and rubric for
scoring.

PRIMARY SECONDARY
SOURCES SOURCES
- Both can be
written
resources

- Both are
based on the
perspective,
experiences
and
knowledge,
etc. of the
person
making the
account.

- Both are
selective
- practice of verifying the authenticity of
- examination of the truthfulness of the
evidence by examining its physical evidence.
characteristics
- It looks at the content of the source and
- consistency with the historical - examines the circumstance of its production.
characteristic of the time when it was - looks at the truthfulness and factuality of the
produced and the materials used for the evidence by looking at the author of the source,
evidence its context, the agenda behind its creation, the
knowledge which informed it, and its intended
- Examples of the things that will be purpose, among others.
examined when conducting external
- Example:
criticism of a document include the
quality of the paper, the type of the ink, Japanese reports and declarations during the
period of the war should not be taken as a
and the language and words used in the historical fact hastily.
material.

EXTERNAL INTERNAL
CRITICISM CRITICISM

- both
used to
examine
historical
sources

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