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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.

Oath of the New Horaces
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National World War II Museum
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Lady of the Bridge, Tale of Genji Painting Scroll
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Misión San Carlos Borromeo del Rio Carmelo
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Exploring Africa
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Teaching LGBTQ History
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Long Teaching Module: Everyday Life in Eastern Europe in the 1980s
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Bonaparte and Islam
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Short Teaching Module: Chinese Propaganda Posters
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Brochure for the South Carolina Inter-State and West Indian Exposition / Charleston Exposition, 1901-1902
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The 33 Orientales
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Primer: Big History
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Selling Toys
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Primer: Defining World History
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Tomoe Gozen
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