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What are primary and secondary sources?
Primary sources are information provided by people who were involved in historical events or who witnessed the events. There are four main types of primary sources : Written, Oral, Pictorial and Artefacts.


Secondary sources are the records of people who did not directly participate in or witness the events they describe. These records are the result of the study and investigation of primary sources. They may take form of books, journal articles and essays, films and documantaries and cartoons.



How do historians make sure that their sources are reliable?
Historians use evidence, from both primary and secondary sources, to find out the truth about the past. How can they tell if they evidence is not biased. Historians make sure that thier evidence is reliable by using the three 3C's- Credibility, Consistency and Corroboration tests.


Why and when is it necessary for historians to revise their intepretations of past events?

New pieces of evidence are constantly being discovered and such evidence can provide new ways of looking at the past. So, they have to be updated for any new artefacts or stuffs. Hence, historians needs to revise their intepretations of past events.