Question

Write a note on sources of history.

Answer 1

Instructions:

• Primary sources with examples
• Secondary sources with examples

Answer:

Primary sources:
Sources that serve as direct or first-hand evidence

Examples: periodicals, government records, literature, historical artefacts, documentary media, works of art.

Secondary sources:

Sources which generalise, interpret, or analyse the first-hand information that is available in one or many of these primary sources

Examples: contemporary history books, literature works