In order to know if a source is reliable, historians need to ask a number of questions. Think of 3 of these questions.
Who is this information coming from? When was it written? Where was it written? Why did the author write this? What do other sources say? What evidence is used?
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What century are we in now?
The 21st century
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Would a movie made in the year 2000 about World War I be a primary or secondary source?
It's a secondary source.
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Put the following dates in order from oldest to newest: 400 CE, 1500 BCE, 30, 320 BCE.
1500 BCE, 320 BCE, 30, 400 CE
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Would a dinosaur fossil be a primary or secondary source?
It's a primary source.
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What is a secondary source?
Information that comes from after the time/event you are studying.
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What millennium are we in now?
The 3rd millennium.
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How many years are in a decade?
10 years
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Would a letter written from a soldier to his mom in the year 1940 be a primary or secondary source if we were studying World War II?
It's a primary source.
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Historians need to make many inferences. What does this mean?
Historians need to connect evidence to come to conclusions about what happened.
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Historians get a lot of information from human-made objects. What do we call these?
