Maps: Example: map of Europe during Middle Ages Benefits: have a view of how people thought the world looked like years ago.
Charts, tables, graphs: Examples: table of usage of horse drawn carriages between 1500 and 2000 Benefits: shows the change of something during years.
Letters and diaries: Example: Anne Franks diary Benefits: an insight to how people seen the world back then and how they felt as diaries and letters are seen as private and are note expected to be read by outside sources
Advertisement: Example: advertisement for hitler youth during hitlers rise in power. Benefit: shows us what people thought was right and wrong and what companies and governments tried to promote to the people of the time.
Photographs: Example: a photo of soldiers getting ready for war. Benefits: shows what the world looked like back then.
Political cartoon: Example: the bulwark by Dorman H. Smith Benefit: shows what the politics at the time were and what people thought of the politics.
Coins: Example: German rentenmark Benefits: shows how the currency had changed over the years and under what factors Inflation etc
