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Why are secondary sources important to the study of history?

These sources include bones and weapons.
These sources provide information written by other authors.
Museums usually contain the majority of these sources.

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Scholars writing about historical events, people, objects, or ideas produce secondary sources because they help explain new or different positions and ideas about primary sources.
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Why are secondary sources important to the study of history?

These sources include bones and weapons.
These sources provide information written by other authors.
Museums usually contain the majority of these sources.
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To answer your question the sources provide information written by other
authors. It is really important to know this because this source might contain a insight about historical event!!!!



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