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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.

Long Teaching Module: Nationalities and the Breakup of the Soviet Union, 1989-2000
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San José de Guadalupe
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Dickens, Tale of Two Cities
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Crucifix (Nkangi Kiditu)
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Battle of Aboukir
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Bonaparte and Islam
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Map of Poverty in Mexico
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Mahabodhi Temple
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A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Venture A Native of Africa
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The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano: Kidnapping
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Short Teaching Module: Indian Immigrants and U.S. Citizenship in an Imperial Context
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Schools for the Education of Chinese Girls
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Long Teaching Module: Children in the Slave Trade
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Excavation at Çatalhöyük, Turkey
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Solidarity Commemorates Tiananmen Square
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