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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.

Cold War Europe Military Alliances Map
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San Antonio Convent
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Ptolemy's World Map
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Long Teaching Module: Women and Empire
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Treaty of Versailles
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Long Teaching Module: Children’s Health in Early Modern England
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Little Women, “The Valley of the Shadow”
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Balclutha
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Short Teaching Module: Examining Early Genoese Voyages through Maps
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Excerpt from Memoirs by Glikl
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Remarks on Chinese Character and Customs
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Nuestra Señora de la Concepción del Socorro
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Division with an Early Modern Counting Board
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Exploring Africa
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Southern Manchuria Railway (1906-1945)
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