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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.

Short Teaching Module: Building Materials as an Indicator of Transnational Encounters in Malaysia
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Scenes from Andrzej Wajda’s film, Man of Iron (1981)
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Lord Ismay Notice Regarding Indian Partition
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Making African Connections
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The Royal and Imperial Family of Napoleon
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Solidarity Election Flier, “How to vote for Solidarity in Żoliborz”
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Decameron
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Will-making among the general populace of Bologna during 1348
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1996 New Zealand Census Information
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Nok Terracotta Sculptures
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Christopher Columbus monument removal, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Calendar from Cham manuscript, early 20th century
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Cecil Rhodes monument removal, Cape Town, South Africa
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Selling Toys
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Interview with Sa’ida Jarallah
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