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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.

Naval History and Heritage Command
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Letters of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
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Sorghaghtani Beki and Tolui
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Lady Mary Wortley Montagu on Small Pox in Turkey
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Small Terracotta Male
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Short Teaching Module: Children, Culture, and Folktales
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Heading of east portal Tunnel No. 8
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The Emperor and the Imperial Guard on the Island of Elba
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Short Teaching Module: Indian Immigrants and U.S. Citizenship in an Imperial Context
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Chilean Consul Writes of Immigrants Needing Assistance, 1864
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Remains of Christopher Colombus
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Lady of the Bridge, Tale of Genji Painting Scroll
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Interview with Sa’ida Jarallah
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Wooden Triptych
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Togo farm families cracking oil palm kernels
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