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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.

Rashid graduates from Oregon Agricultural college, 1908
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National World War II Museum
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Neolithic Bone Flutes
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Making Peace with the Catholic Church, 1801–2
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Sorghaghtani Beki and Tolui
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Te Paranihi, or Maori War Canoe
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Cantino planisphere
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Piglas-Diwa newsletter/booklet
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Children and Daguerreotypes
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Aztec Skull Earring, 16th Century
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A Grateful France Proclaims Napoleon the First Emperor of the Frence
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Transplanting Teeth
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Source Collection: Women and the Revolution
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Short Teaching Module: Roman Children’s Sarcophagi
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Chive Pocket Watch (Reloj de bolsillo tipo cebollón)
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