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History refresher:
No matter what religion you are, you are on the Christian
Calendar. This is very important to know when studying
ancient history. According to the Christian Calendar, it is
2013 years since the death of Jesus Christ (2013AD: Anno
Domine). It does not mean that the world is 2013 years
old. But what about the time before Jesus Christ? When
referring to these years, the common historical term is BC
(before Christ) and the years count backwards to the year
0AD. For example, Julius Caesar was murdered in 44BC,
which means 44 years BEFORE the death of Jesus Christ.
Therefore the year after Caesar was killed would have to
be…?
43BC.
An
historical source is
something that tells us
about the past and there
are lots of different
types. For example........
SOURCES OF EVIDENCE
We divide sources into two types:
 Primary sources
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
Secondary sources
Primary Sources
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A Primary source is a source which comes from
the past
Primary sources were either created during
the time period being studied, or were created
at a later date by someone remembering
events
 Primary sources enable the researcher to get
as close as possible to what actually happened
during an historical event or time period.
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A
Secondary Source is a source which does
not come from the time we are studying but
was produced later.
 These sources offer an analysis of primary
sources or attempt to explain them. Some
secondary sources not only analyse primary
sources, but use them to persuade the
reader to hold a certain opinion.
SECONDARY
A movie about the Battle of Troy
A text book that shows pictures of the
illustrations of the pyramids of Egypt
A worksheet on the burial grounds of
Mesopotamia
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A cartoon of King
Tutankhamen for a
website
Primary
Secondary
Primary
Secondary
Primary
Secondary
Primary
Secondary