Primary and Secondary Sources
By: Jacob Faucett and Ethan Sullivan
Primary Source
Explanation- Evidence of a topic that was made at the same time period of the event.
Secondary Source
Explanation- Reinterpretations of original documents, these can include pictures ,quotes , and graphs.
Summary Of The Key Difference Between A Primary And Secondary Source
The main difference between primary and secondary sources is the time period or when the evidence was collected.
Example of Imperialism in Africa [primary source]
The four states of Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, and Algeria were provinces of the Ottoman Empire.
Example of Imperialism in Africa [secondary source]
Scramble for Africa and how the 1885 Berlin Conference changed European colonialism on the continent.
Non-Example of Deforestation on Africa [primary source]
Deforestation in Africa causes the Sahara Desert to expand into the Sahel.
Non-Example of Deforestation in Africa [secondary source]
Conservation groups in Africa regrowing the rain forest and the grasslands to there original form.