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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.

Source Collection: Paris and the Politics of Rebellion
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Reagan at the Brandenburg Gate
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Source Collection: Women and the Revolution
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A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Venture A Native of Africa
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Engraving of a Rechentisch (Counting Board)
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Huun-Huur-Tu Throat Singers
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Bhakti Poets: Poem, Janabai
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The Natural History of a Chinese Girl
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Primer: Borderlands History
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Newspaper Coverage of Pearl Harbor Bombing
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Manuelita
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Mapping the Republic of Letters
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Solemn Inauguration of the Statue of Liberty
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The Half-Male, Half-Female Form of Shiva (Shiva Ardhanarishvara)
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Map of Poverty in Mexico
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