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Primary or Secondary Source?

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A piece of the original Magna Carta signed by King John in 1215	Primary SourceSecondary Source
The Mona Lisa - Painted by Leonardo da Vinci in 1506	Primary SourceSecondary Source
A book about the Tudors written in 1999	Primary SourceSecondary Source
A mug made in 2007	Primary SourceSecondary Source
A cartoon of Napoleon made in 1975	Primary SourceSecondary Source
Roman Coins made by the Romans in AD45	Primary SourceSecondary Source
A poster of a Van Gogh painting made in 1995	Primary SourceSecondary Source

 

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