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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.

For the glory of Ireland
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Christopher Columbus monument, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Anonymous Portrait
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Short Teaching Module: Maya Writing
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I Am Called Cerberus but Am Also a Chameleon: Napoleon Being Sucked into Hell
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Long Teaching Module: Cultural Contact in Southern Africa
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Primer: Global Urban History
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Misión Santa Cruz de San Sabá
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Fundraising for Palestinian Families in Jerusalem
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Post-Soviet Population Table, 2006
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Burning the Guardhouse on the Pont Neuf
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Source Collection: The Enlightenment and Human Rights
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Long Teaching Module: Exploring Empire through the Lens of Childhood and Gender
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Ceramic Female Figure from Ecuador
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Misión San Francisco de Asís (California)
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