The document discusses why ancient Chinese legends are of interest to historians. Historians can use both scholarly secondary sources and primary sources from ancient China to understand Chinese culture and history. Quotes from primary sources should be used to support arguments, while paraphrases and limited quotes from secondary sources provide context. A bibliography of all sources is also required.

1. Why are the ancient legends of China of interest to historians?
You must use at least one appropriate scholarly source and one appropriate primary source.
your argument with brief, appropriate quotations from the primary sources, properly cited
and with quotation marks. Quotations from secondary sources (properly cited and with
quotation marks) should be used sparingly—for instance, to cite an author’s distinctive
opinion or particularly vivid wording. Quotations should not be used to do the work of
narration or description. If you paraphrase from a secondary source, however, you must
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footnotes or endnotes. Include a bibliography of sources cited. The bibliography does not
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