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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.

Progression of Napoleon’s Life
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Long Teaching Module: Children in Ancient China
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Photographs of the St. Stanisław Kostka Church in Warsaw
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Excerpt from The History of Mary Prince
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Ginger bread recipe
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Gin Lane (1751)
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Long Teaching Module: Children’s Health in Early Modern England
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Protect the Great Results of the Cultural Revolution, 1974
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Sewing Classes at Mount Margaret Mission
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“Africae Novo” Map
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Ship Plan of a Late-19th Century Steamship
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The 33 Orientales
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Short Teaching Module: Global Approaches to Maritime Trade in Colonial North America
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Three-Character Classic
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Women from Bohemia
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