Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Recap Question, Chapter 2, Page 23

1. primary sources are the sources that is directly involved in the historical event.
secondary sources are the sources that did not directly involved/take place when the historical event occurred. secondary sources are usually the result of researches of primary sources.

2. they use the 3Cs test--- credibility, consistency, corroboration.
credibility is the test to ensure that the source is credible. consistency is the test to ensure the source is consistent by looking its statements. corroboration is corroborating the source with other sources and compare them.

3. it is necessary because they cannot just believe an unreliable source as an evidence. so they have to revise their interpretations of past events everytime they are interpreting their skills or testing a source.

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