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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.

Middle Ages for Educators
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Hugo, Ninety–Three
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Portrait of Hernán Cortés
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Aztec Skull Earring, 16th Century
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"On Scarlet Fever"
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Little Women, “The Valley of the Shadow”
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A letter from U.S. President Andrew Jackson to the Senate Dated Washington, May 30, 1834
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William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum
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The Love Letter by Jan Vermeer
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Short Teaching Module: Colonialism and Local Power
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Akan Gold-Weight in the Shape of the Sankofa Bird
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Swaddled Children Terra Cotta Bas-Reliefs
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History of NATO Expansion Map
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Sumerian School Days
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Somoza cartoon
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