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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.

Living History by Hillary Clinton
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De Tente en el Aire y Mulata, Albarrasado
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Cortés Greets Xicotencatl in Mexican Manuscript
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Ark (Wooden Chest with Iron Locks)
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Laws of Manu
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Missionary Journal, Chinese Culture
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Short Teaching Module: Borderland Migration and Communities in Twentieth-Century West Africa
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Child Re-enacting Krishna Story
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Lila-Pilipina Brochure
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The League of Nations Archive
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Chinese Troops during the Xinhai Revolution
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Chinchorro Mummies
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Misión San Juan Capistrano (California)
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Short Teaching Module: Slavery, Labor, and Gender
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Child’s Life Course
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