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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.

A Naval Encounter between Dutch and Spanish Warships
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Age of Consent Laws
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Day of Saint-Cloud
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Shell Pendant or Bead from Ecuador
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The Half-Male, Half-Female Form of Shiva (Shiva Ardhanarishvara)
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Enslaved and Free Blacks in Saint Domingue
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The Third Estate Marrying Priests with Nuns
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Health Ordinances of Pistoia, 1348
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Sword of Sieyès
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Fundraising for Palestinian Families in Jerusalem
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Short Teaching Module: Childhood and Transatlantic Slavery
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Bonaparte and Islam
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Joyous Celebration at the New Year
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Long Teaching Module: The Catholic Church in Poland, 1950-2000
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Cantino planisphere
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