Question

which statement best shows how evidence related to historical events can support a claim?
secondary sources can include song lyrics written by people to communicate their experiences.
artifacts can summarize a large amount of information about a past time period.
primary sources can include the exact words that witnesses used to testify at a trial.
statistics can allow readers to focus on emotions rather than details about a past occurrence.

Explanation:

• Secondary sources: Song lyrics as secondary sources mainly show personal experiences, not directly support claims about historical events comprehensively.
• Artifacts: Artifacts are physical remains from the past. They can provide rich information about a past time - period (e.g., a pottery shard can tell about the technology, trade, and daily life of a civilization), which can be used to support claims about historical events.
• Primary sources (trial testimony): While trial testimony is a primary source, it only focuses on a specific legal event and may not be as comprehensive as artifacts in supporting claims about a broad historical time - period.
• Statistics: Statistics are more about numerical data and analysis. They are not typically used to focus on emotions (that's more of a qualitative aspect) and are not as effective as artifacts in summarizing information about a past time - period for supporting historical claims.

Answer:

Artifacts can summarize a large amount of information about a past time period.