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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.

Remains of the Puerta de la Ciudadela
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Ideal ration recipe
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Dickens, Tale of Two Cities
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Social Housing development in France
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Devshirme System
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Chinese Troops during the Xinhai Revolution
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Portrait of Carlota Ferreira
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Divorce in the Soviet Union
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The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano: Kidnapping
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Treaties Between the VOC and the Spice Islands
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Short Teaching Module: Filipino Comfort Women
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Short Teaching Module: Transnational Connections and the Long Cold War in Nicaragua
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Memoir of William Ruschenberger
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The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano: Slave Auction
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Abuses to Suppress
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