REPORTING AND THESIS WRITING
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Primary
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Secondary
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -If you were to research the history of maps, then an ancient map is a primary source.
Detailed explanation-2: -Original hand-written manuscripts. Government documents and public records. Art, photographs, films, maps, fiction, and music. Newspaper and magazine clippings.
Detailed explanation-3: -Maps can be useful as primary sources because they provide insight into a place at a particular time, and they demonstrate how places and the understanding of places can change over time. Maps can also reveal interesting information about the culture and society in which they were produced.
Detailed explanation-4: -First, explorer maps are primary sources: for example, maps of Hispaniola produced by Christopher Columbus and his cartographers in the 1490s are original documents created at the time of the encounter.