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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.

Map of the Union Pacific Railway
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Islam on the Ebb
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The Dutch Ambassador on his Way to Isfahan
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Primer: Big History
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Terakoya vs. Meiji School
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Misión San Juan Capistrano
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Chamber of Commerce Newspaper from Guangzhouwan, China
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Misión San Miguel (California)
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Meiji Japan
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Jewish Life in America
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Primer: Technology
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Reagan at the Brandenburg Gate
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Enslaved and Free Blacks in Saint Domingue
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Picture of civil rights activist, Djida Tazdaït
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Caribbean Sea Migration Collection
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