The Diary Of Anne Frank - 2178 Words

I. History 1. When studying past events, historians use primary and secondary resources to gather information. A primary resource is a historical piece of evidence, such as an artifact or document, which was made at the time of the event, firsthand. A secondary resource is a document that was created by someone whom was not present at the time of the event, basing their information off of various primary resources. The difference between the two is that with a primary resource the account is more direct being from someone who most likely has great knowledge of the matter or is involved, where as a secondary resource is not as reliable coming from someone who may or may not know much about the event. Although, a secondary resource could†¦show more content†¦The writings are usually based off of primary resources. 3. â€Å"Event history† or â€Å"history from above† is history written by the members of the higher class or those thought of as more important at the time. â€Å"History from below,† developed after â€Å"history from above†, gave a voice to those who were thought of as unimportant, such as women and the poor. In both, people are given insight on a particular event in history, however from two different perspectives. In â€Å"history from above†, one reads the event from the higher class therefore, in most cases, the best case scenario from the event. However in â€Å"history from below†, one reads from the perspective of the less fortunate whom, in most cases, got the worst from the event being in the lower class or lower in society in general. It changes one’s perspective on history because they see the event from two different sides: the elite and the unimportant. 4. Bias is favor or dislike towards a particular thing, person, or group. Bias relates to history because some sources could be written bias to a particular thing, person, or group in an event in history. Reading the source could change people’s views on the event. It could persuade them to think in the way the source was written and to follow along with the author of the source’s beliefs. It could make people unfairly judge the event in history based off how the source portrays its’ favored thing, person, or group. It is