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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.

Cecil Rhodes monument removal, Cape Town, South Africa
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Business contract between Richard P. Waters and his Omani-Zanzibari trading partner, Esau bin Abdul Rahman
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Lady of the Bridge, Tale of Genji Painting Scroll
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Digital History: Using New Technologies to Enhance Learning and Research
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Inca Khipu
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Malleus Maleficarum, Witch Hunter Manual
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“Big Business Banishes the Flapper"
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Egyptian Mummy Coffin
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A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Venture A Native of Africa
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Long Teaching Module: Children during the Black Death
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Treaty of Versailles
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World map by Henricus Martellus
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Hagia Sophia Floor Plan
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A Continent Divided: The U.S. - Mexico War
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Meeting of the Emperors at Tilsit
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