Primary sources may be objects (artifacts, tools, weapons, inventions, fashions, uniforms), images (photographs, film, video), audio (oral histories, music, interviews, speeches,) or documents (books, letters, journals, diaries).
A primary source gives you direct access to the subject of your research. Secondary sources provide second-hand information and commentary from other researchers. Examples include journal articles, reviews, and academic books. A secondary source describes, interprets, or synthesizes primary sources.
If I could change anything about the government, I would make it less corrupt. The government is very sneaky. The government also lies to the people and uses bribery which makes it hard to believe them.
because government resources are readily available and can save historians time. because government data goes back to the days of ancient Rome and Greece. D.) because the information in government records has been collected from across the world.