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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.

Hagia Sophia
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Ptolemy's World Map
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Shiva as the Lord of Dance
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Misión Basilica San Diego de Alcalá
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GDP in Yugoslavia: 1980-1989
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Primer: Oceans
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Map of the Partition of Israel and Palestine
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Through Me You Are All Brothers
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The Love Letter by Jan Vermeer
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Portrait of General Artigas
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Photograph of Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese Activist
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Gin Lane (1751)
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Battle For and Taking of Ratisbon, April 23, 1809
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Misión San Cayetano de Tumacácori
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Louis XVI, King of the French, born 23 August 1754.
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