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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.

Anonymous Portrait
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Letter from the Nicaraguan embassy
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Departure of the Three Orders for Versailles
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"To the Spirits of Camila O'Gorman"
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Showa Steelworks in Anshan (Northeast China)
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“Africae Novo” Map
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Organization of British Imperial Scouting
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Primer: The History of Globalization
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Louis XVI, King of the French, born 23 August 1754.
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A Hindu Princess Committing Sati against the Wishes of Emperor Akbar
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U.S. targets Indian activist, Taraknath Das
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Foot Binding
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World Light Map
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Hakluyt's The Principall Investigations
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American and Zanzibari Trade Contract, 1841
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