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What do you understand by sources of history ?

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Instructions:The answer for this question can be broken down into three parts:
1.Meaning of sources of history
2.Some examples of sources of history
3.The information they provide

Solution: Historical sources are something that tells us about history. It may be a document, a picture, a book, a building or an object. Any sort of artifact from the period in question that conveys information can qualify as a source They are the supporting materials, documents or the records in the form of evidence that help us to reconstruct the past.They inform us about history at the most basic level, and are used as clues in order to study history.

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