When you're doing research about an event, person or period in history, you want to look for historical sources of information. Some sources are considered primary sources, and others are considered secondary sources. Primary sources are made by someone who was actually a witness to the events described. Secondary sources are created some time after an event. They are information that someone has gathered and shaped. Secondary sources are often a summary, analysis, criticism or interpretation of the events based on one or more primary sources. Which of the following best describes historical sources? A B с People imagine events from the past and write about them to create historical sources. Primary sources are works of fiction, while secondary sources are generally nonfiction and both are historical. Historical sources come from witnesses and from people who study the accounts of witnesses.

When you're doing research about an event, person or period in history, you want to look for historical sources of information. Some sources are considered primary sources, and others are considered secondary sources. Primary sources are made by someone who was actually a witness to the events described. Secondary sources are created some time after an event. They are information that someone has gathered and shaped. Secondary sources are often a summary, analysis, criticism or interpretation of the events based on one or more primary sources. Which of the following best describes historical sources? A B с People imagine events from the past and write about them to create historical sources. Primary sources are works of fiction, while secondary sources are generally nonfiction and both are historical. Historical sources come from witnesses and from people who study the accounts of witnesses.