155k views
2 votes
What is the difference between primary and secondary sources

User Lashanna
by
7.7k points

1 Answer

3 votes
A Primary source is any source that was created at the time of the historical period that you are investigating.
A secondary source is created after the time period of the event or historical period.Examples: Movie, textbook. biography
User Nirit
by
8.1k points