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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.

Zoomorphic Figure from Papua New Guinea
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British Liberty Tree
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The Crushed Aristocracy
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Scotland Forever
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Yin Yu Tang: A Chinese Home
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Misión San José de los Jémez
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Islamic Carpet made in Safavid Iran
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Ptolemy's World Map
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Nuestra Señora de Purísima Concepción de Quarai
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Grid Map of Judicial Independence
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Map of the Union Pacific Railway
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Nok Terracotta Sculptures
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Short Teaching Module: Consumerism in Poland
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Women Writers Project
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Susanna and the Elders
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