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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.

Wearing Gay History
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An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae
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Celebrating Napoleon's Birthday on the Island of St. Helena
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Misión San Francisco de la Espada
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History of Pre-Modern Math
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Tracing Canoe Pathways in the Lesser Antilles, 2000 BE - 400 BC
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Altar from the Classic Maya Period
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BaAka Women Dancing the Hunting Dance, Ndambo
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Primer: Defining World History
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Bonaparte Visiting the Hospital in Jaffa
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Execrable Human Traffick, or The Affectionate Slaves
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Mijikenda textiles
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Inca Miniature Tunic
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Hippolyte Taine on the French Revolution
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Wooden Stockade on Penang Island, 18th century
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