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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.

Inside a Revolutionary Committee during the Reign of Terror
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Analyzing Material Objects
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Showa Steelworks in Anshan (Northeast China)
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Quebec Order, 7 July 1796
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Triumph of the Year 1813
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Chive Pocket Watch (Reloj de bolsillo tipo cebollón)
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Analyzing Literary Sources
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The School Journal, 1907 - [Magazine]
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Invoice of goods shipped from New Orleans to Matamoros, Mexico in 1847
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Majalis al-‘ushshak: Gathering in a Mosque
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Ptolemy's World Map
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Plan for the City of Moscow
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Chinese Troops during the Xinhai Revolution
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Teaching LGBTQ History
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Ijazahs (Diploma)
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