6. NARRATIVE You live in ancient West Africa. Your family is traveling to East Africa. In a personal

journal, describe what you might experience when

you arrive in East Africa. Tell about the people, land,

and weather

Lesson 1 429

Identify the type of source based on the information provided. a historian found a journal belonging to an ancient indian princess. the princess liked to keep a record of all the royal women of her dynasty who lived before her time. she tried to collect as much accurate information about their history as possible. her journal is a great source of historical information. based on the passage, the princess’s diary is source.