1. What are primary and secondary sources?- Primary sources are information provided by people who were involved in historical events or who witnessed the events and secondary sources are the records of people who did not directly participate in or witness the events they describe.
2. How do historians make sure their sources are reliable?- They evaluate the evidence by checking if it is credible,consistent and corroboratable. if it passes the three Cs, the source is reliable but if it does not pass a single one, it is not reliable.
3. Why and when is it necessary for historians to revise their interpretations of past events?- It is necessary for the historians to revise their interpretations of the past events as new pieces of evidence are always being discovered which may change their view on the past.
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