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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.

Hippolyte Taine on the French Revolution
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Source Collection: Analyzing Historic Churches in the Southwestern US
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Temple of Vespasian altar
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Bamboo River II, Tale of Genji Painting Scroll
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Remarks on Chinese Character and Customs
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Map of the Philippines, 1734
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Primer: Borderlands History
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Mexico Cartoon, 1846
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Brooklyn's Panorama Competition
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Mapping the Republic of Letters
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Rivalry Between English and Dutch East India Companies
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Louis XVI and His Family (20 January 1793)
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Mameluke with a basket of flowers, 1641
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Map of the Travels of Xuanzang (629 AD - 645 AD) Journey to the West
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Sati Handprints
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