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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.

Medieval Family Life
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The Crushed Aristocracy
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Monks Learning to Exercise.
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Newspaper Report on Pan-African Congress's Response to U.S. Lynchings
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Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum
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Short Teaching Module: Cultural Exchange Before Modern Times
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Grid Map of Judicial Independence
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Illustrations from Guaman Poma, El Primer Nueva CorĂ¡nica y Buen Gobierno
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Mexican Newspaper Reports on American Women Crossing the Border
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Girl Museum
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Amrita Sher-Gil: Young Girls, Group of Three Girls
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Source Collection: Paris and the Politics of Rebellion
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Map of Poverty in Mexico
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World map by Henricus Martellus
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Remains of the Puerta de la Ciudadela
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