Why are primary sources valuable to historians?

They provide a thorough analysis of an event's impact on history.

They give insight into the thoughts and feelings of a participant in history.

They compare and contrast the different perspectives on an event or time period.

They evaluate how an event is viewed after a long period of time

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Charlie Bailey

5 February, 04:37

Why are primary sources valuable to historians?

They provide a thorough analysis of an event's impact on history.

They give insight into the thoughts and feelings of a participant in history.

They compare and contrast the different perspectives on an event or time period.

They evaluate how an event is viewed after a long period of time

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Judith Leonard · Answer 1

Primary sources are valuable to historians because they gve insight into the thoughts and feelings of a participant in history. They tell us the exact thought patterns a person had at the time which can be immensely useful, especially when dealing with interesting pieces of history like different controversial figures for example.

Jennifer Cooke · Answer 2

One of the main reasons why primary sources are valuable to historians is because " They give insight into the thoughts and feelings of a participant in history," since these are sources that originated during the time in question, and are "unaltered".