Retro Active 1
1. Is this a primary or secondary source?
This is a secondary source.
2. For what purpose was this source created?
To teach high school aged students about many different events in the past.
3. How useful is this source for historians to find out about the daily lives of Ancient Egyptians?
It would be very useful to historians, because they could look up exactly what they are wanting to know, and they would find some answers.
Egypt: Daily Life Website (here)
1. Is this a primary or secondary source?
This is a secondary source.
2. For what purpose was this source created?
This was created for people who are needing to know about Ancient Egyptians daily lives, or was created by someone who is passionate about the subject.
3. How useful is this source for historians to find out about the daily lives of Ancient Egyptians?
This would be useful to historians to read over because it would give them a better idea of how Ancient Egyptians lived.
This photograph - source
1. Is this a primary or secondary source?
This is a primary source.
2. For what purpose was this source created?
This photograph was taken so that people can see the detail on the outside of the coffin, with all the colours and fancy things, compared to inside, with the mummy bandaged up, and the dark colours.
3. How useful is this source for historians to find out about the daily lives of Ancient Egyptians?
This would be very useful to historians because you could see what a mummy looks like inside of a coffin, not just the outside layer.
THIS movie
1. Is this a primary or secondary source?
This is a primary source.
2. For what purpose was this source created?
This movie was created to teach kids about the process of mummifying in a funny way, so that kids will learn about it while having fun at the same time. It also has a song which you can get stuck in your head and remember it.
3. How useful is this source for historians to find out about the daily lives of Ancient Egyptians?
This would be fairly useful to historians if they wanted a laugh, and to learn about the process of mummification.
Mrs Twine
1. Is this a primary or secondary source?
This is a primary source.
2. For what purpose was this source created?
Mrs Twine is not really a source, but her teaching can teach kids in High School about all different areas of history.
3. How useful is this source for historians to find out about the daily lives of Ancient Egyptians?
She would be useful to historians because she can explain things in such detail and you remember it for a long time.