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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.

Uruguayan Jail Cell Door
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Maya Deity-Face Jade Pendant, 7th-8th century
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World War II Military Situation Map
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Newspaper report on Eva Peron's Death
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Long Teaching Module: The Romanian Revolution of 1989
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Photograph of Fatima the Moroccan
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Thälmann Pioneer's Shirt
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Short Teaching Module: Controversial Historical Monuments
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Los tres mulatos de Esmeraldas
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Photograph from an Independence Protest, Alexandria, Egypt, 1919
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The Half-Male, Half-Female Form of Shiva (Shiva Ardhanarishvara)
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Wooden Triptych
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Misión San Miguel (California)
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The Blood of the Murdered Crying for Vengeance
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World Light Map
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