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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.

I Am Called Cerberus but Am Also a Chameleon: Napoleon Being Sucked into Hell
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Bill of Lading of a ship from Piscataqua to Bilbao in Spain, 1721
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Sword Hilt with Revolutionary Icons—Liberty
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Edward Waring on Borax as medicine in India
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Old Mission San Luis Rey de Francia
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Slavery, Law, & Power
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Long Teaching Module: Children in Ancient China
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Wooden Triptych
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Solidarity Commemorates Tiananmen Square
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Illustrations from Guaman Poma, El Primer Nueva Coránica y Buen Gobierno
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Primer: A Global History of Higher Education
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M. Cornelius Statius
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Portrait of General Artigas
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Long Teaching Module: Border Changes of the Soviet Union
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Hicky's Bengal Gazette
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