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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.

Courage
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Edward Waring on Borax as medicine in India
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Long Teaching Module: Children in Ancient China
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X-ray of a cross-section of a coral core
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Vulgarly Called the Wanton
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Academy Museum
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Rivalry Between English and Dutch East India Companies
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The Obelisk of Buenos Aires
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The 33 Orientales
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Primer: The History of Globalization
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Misión San Miguel (California)
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Misión San Juan Capistrano
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Source Collection: War, Terror, and Resistance to the French Revolution
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Source Collection: French Monarchy Falls
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Captured Africans Liberated from a Slaving Vessel
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