Question

Select the option that most accurately describes the definition of a source ?

• A. They are supporting materials, documents, or records in the form of an evidence, that helps us to reconstruct the past.
• B. They are supporting materials, manuscripts and artefacts in the form of an inscription, that helps us to reconstruct the future.
• C. They are supporting materials, manuscripts and artefacts in the form of an inscription, that helps us to reconstruct the past.
• D. They are supporting matierials, documents, or records in the form of an evidence, that helps us to reconstruct the future.

Answer 1

The correct option is A They are supporting materials, documents, or records in the form of an evidence, that helps us to reconstruct the past.

A source can be defined as supporting materials, documents, or records in the form of an evidence, that helps us to reconstruct the past. On the basis of proximity, they can be classified as primary and secondary sources. Historical sources can also be classified as archaeological and literary sources.