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TYPES OF HISTORICAL EVIDENCE

Historians must decide how to interpret ALL the evidence...When? Where? Why?. TYPES OF HISTORICAL EVIDENCE. WRITTEN SOURCES. NON-WRITTEN SOUCES. WRITTEN SOURCES. Primary. Secondary. Letters Autobiographies Diaries Speeches Poems/Songs Business records Original maps/calendars

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TYPES OF HISTORICAL EVIDENCE

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  1. Historians must decide how to interpret ALL the evidence...When? Where? Why? TYPES OF HISTORICAL EVIDENCE WRITTEN SOURCES NON-WRITTEN SOUCES

  2. WRITTEN SOURCES Primary Secondary • Letters • Autobiographies • Diaries • Speeches • Poems/Songs • Business records • Original maps/calendars • Photographs • Textbooks • Encyclopedias • Articles & Paintings done after the event occurred • Most websites • Biographies

  3. NON-WRITTEN SOURCES OralTradition Fossils Artifacts Ruins • Legends • Myths • Beliefs passed on my word of mouth • Storytelling • Interviews • REMAINS or IMPRINTS of: • Plants • Animals • (Once alive) • Tools • Jewelry • Coins • Toys • Man-made weapons • Tombs • Monuments • Whole Cities

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