Chapter 1: Sources

Question 1

It is the study of the past

Answer 1

History

Question 2

Greek word of history which means “knowledge acquired through inquiry or investigation”

Answer 2

Historia

Question 3

Mantra of historians

Answer 3

“no documents, no history”

Question 4

Different Kinds of Sources

Answer 4

1. Archeological records
2. Fossils
3. Artifacts

Question 5

Preserved remains of human beings, their activities and their environment

Answer 5

Archeological records

Question 6

Remains of animals, plants and other organisms

Answer 6

Fossil

Question 7

Remnants of material culture
Ex. Painting, Sculpture etc

Answer 7

Artifacts

Question 8

Kinds of Historical Sources

Answer 8

1. Primary Sources
2. Secondary Sources
3. Tertiary Sources

Question 9

An original, “first-hand” or “eye-witness” account. It contains new informations

Answer 9

Primary Sources

Question 10

A copy of primary source that describes, analyze and interpret an event

Answer 10

Secondary Sources

Question 11

Collections of primary and/or secondary sources

Answer 11

Tertiary sources

Question 12

EXAMPLES OF;
• primary source
• secondary source
• tertiary source

Answer 12

• PRIMARY SOURCE
- Letters
- Interviews
- Photographs

• SECONDARY SOURCE
- Textbook
- Commentary
- Magazine (after an event)

• TERTIARY SOURCE
- Wikipedia
- Fact books
- Encyclopedia
- Dictionary
- Manuals