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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.

The Ancient History of the Maori
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Mission San Xavier del Bac
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Short Teaching Module: Science, Technology, and the U.S. Military-Industrial Complex during the Cold War
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From John Bartholomew, Literary and historical atlas of America
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Divorce in the Soviet Union
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Louis as No More Than a Man
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Lady Florentia Sale Diary
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“Aparición de San Isidoro al Rey Fernando el Santo ante los muros de Sevilla” by Francisco de Goya
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Remarks on Chinese Character and Customs
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Short Teaching Module: Maya Writing
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Speech in the Garden of the Palais-Royal
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The Mercator Projection
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Shiva as the Lord of Dance
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GDP in Eastern Europe: 1980-1989
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Napoleon Is Unable to Digest Leipzig
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