Locating and Interrogating a Range of Sources (HSC SSCE Modern History): Flashcards

Any written or non-written material that helps investigate the past

Nature, perspective, reliability, usefulness

Materials created at the time of the events being studied

Materials created later by someone who didn't experience events

Where a source comes from, who created it, and when

Whose viewpoint is represented and what influences it

How accurately the source represents historical reality

When info in a source matches up with other sources

Specific info a source provides and its value for research

Visual images and symbols used in art and their interpretation