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World History Commons

An open educational resource with peer-reviewed content for world and global history teachers, scholars, and students. This website provides more than 1,700 annotated primary sources, 100 teaching guides, 30 overviews of methods and approaches, and 250 website reviews. To learn more, consult this guide to using the site and our video guides for community college settings.

The Natural History of a Chinese Girl
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Abuses to Suppress
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Meroitic Script
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Illustrations from Guaman Poma, El Primer Nueva Coránica y Buen Gobierno
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Devshirme System
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Protect the Great Results of the Cultural Revolution, 1974
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Commonwealth of Independent States, Map 1994
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Digital History: Using New Technologies to Enhance Learning and Research
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Zoomorphic Figure from Papua New Guinea
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Analyzing Primary Sources on Women in World History
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The Love Letter by Jan Vermeer
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Misión San Miguel (California)
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Video: March of Flags from 1929 Boy Scout World Jamboree
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Middle Ages for Educators
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AAAS Defends Edward Condon from HUAC, 1948
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