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Analyzing Primary SourcesUsing primary sources to gain a greater knowledge of history
What are primary sources?= Documents created at the time of your event being studied; these documents are directly connected with the events or people being researched.
• Diaries, Journals• Speeches, Interviews• Letters, Memos• Autobiographies, memoirs• Books/Articles written at the time of event• Government documents• Photographs• Creative works (poems, music, art)• Court Records, Transcripts
What are secondary sources?= Documents created at a later time than the event being studied, by someone who did not experience the event themselves
• Biographies• Journal Articles• Most published books• Textbooks• Encyclopedias• Paraphrased Quotations• Magazines
P.E.R.S.I.A.
In this class we will be using the acronym, PERSIA, to analyze primary source documents
P - Political; Who is in charge?
E - Economic; How do people make a living?
R - Religion; What do people believe?
S - Social; How do people relate to one another?
I - Intellectual/Arts; How do people learn? How do people express themselves?
A - Area/Geography; How does where people live impact how they live?
P.E.R.S.I.A.
Political• Structure
(Government)• War / Treaties• Leaders• Popular Participation• Loyalty to leader
Economic• Trade / Industry• Agriculture• Labor Systems• Technology• Money System• Slave Labor
Religion• Importance on societal
interaction• Holy Books• Beliefs / Teachings• Sin / Salvation• Deities
Social• Family Order • Gender Relations• Social Classes• Entertainment• Life Styles
Intellectual • Art & Music• Writing / Literature• Philosophy• Math / Science• Education• Inventions
Area • Geography• Location• Physical • Movement• Human / Environment