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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.

A Naval Encounter between Dutch and Spanish Warships
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Javanese Gamelan
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Germany: Memories of a Nation
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The 33 Orientales
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Health Ordinances of Pistoia, 1348
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Rubeola Vulgaris - Measles
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“Entrando a la plaza” by Pedro Figari
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Primer: Comparative History
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The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano: Slave Ship
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Women and Stalinism: Quantitative Evidence, Women's Education
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Game of the Great Men, Minot the Elder
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Bonaparte Visiting the Hospital in Jaffa
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Brooklyn's Panorama Competition
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Misión San Miguel (California)
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Missionary Journal, Foot Binding 2
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