Historians At Work

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This discription:What do historians do...Historical sourcesPrimary and secondary sources.Maps,documentries,photos,drawings,paintings-PICTORAL SOURCESWritten primary sources-Letters,diaries,documents,manuscripts,poems,storiesDifficulties for historians-bias,subjectivity,exaggeration,mistakes,dates.


 
  
Created Dec 14, 2008
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roisin

 

 
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What does a historian do?
 
A historian is someone who investigates the events of the past
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What are primary sources?
 
Primary sources are sources wich contain first hand information
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What are secondary sources?
 
Secondary sources is some thing that tells us about the past ......E.G history book
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What does the word BIAS mean
 
Bias can be altered to support his/her views of groups and movements.this is konwn as PROPAGANDA

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