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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.

OECS Treaty Publication Fragments
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School Population in Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Kasai Velvet, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Nutmeg and the Spice Wars in Southeast Asia
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Short Teaching Module: Winsor McCay's Little Nemo in Slumberland
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Middle Ages for Educators
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Islamic Carpets
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Primer: Big History
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Ijazahs (Diploma)
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African Studies Center
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Ptolemy's World Map
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Clothing
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Food
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The World: Map of N. & S. America
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Division with an Early Modern Counting Board
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