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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.

French Constitution, Rights of Man and Citizen
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Rivalry Between English and Dutch East India Companies
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Huaca Pucllana, Ancient Pyramid in Peru
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Yamamoto Shunshō’s The Tale of Genji
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Birth Rituals in the Codex Mendoza
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The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano: Slave Ship
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Short Teaching Module: Graffiti, Gender, and Youth (20th c.)
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Copra Production in the Dutch East Indies
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South Africa: Overcoming Apartheid, Building Democracy
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Battle of Aboukir
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Video: Indian Boy Scouts at 1929 World Jamboree
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Short Teaching Module: Girlhood and Little Women
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London Newspaper
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OECS Treaty Publication Fragments
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Misión San José de Laguna
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