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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.

World map by Henricus Martellus
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Official Document, Women's Employment
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General Federation of the French
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Misión San Francisco de Solano
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A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry: A Look at History and Popular Culture
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Disciplining Children in the Codex Mendoza
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Short Teaching Module: Making Empire Global - British Imperialism in India, 1750-1800
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Malleus Maleficarum, Witch Hunter Manual
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Coca Bag
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Parque Lage
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Children in the Slave Trade Table
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Map with Many of the Protests in Puerto Rico and the World 2019
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Missionary Journal, Chinese Culture
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Old Mission San Juan Bautista
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Queens Rooftops, Seen From a Subway Platform
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