Question

Which of the following describes an advantage that secondary source's havr over primary sources for historians

A) they cant offer historians firsthand interpretation of an important event
B) they can act as hard evidence to prove whether a society used a particular tool
C) they can provide a general summary of evidence other historians have discovered
D) they can reveal to a historian exactly how people of an ancient culture lived

Answer 1

C--they provide a general summary historians have discovered

Secondary sources are historical textbooks or non-fiction writing. They include generalized historical facts accepted by most historians. They can also contain bias of events and should still be read with a critical eye.