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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.

Germaine de Staël, A French Writer Exiled by Napoleon
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Mijikenda textiles
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The Voyages and Adventures of Ferdinand Mendez Pinto
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The Dutch Ambassador on his Way to Isfahan
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Missionary Journal, Chinese Culture
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Official Document, Police Letter
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San Ysidro and San Buenaventura de Humanas (Gran Quivira)
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Malinche Sculpture
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Misión Nuestro Señora de la Soledad
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Short Teaching Module: Chinese Propaganda Posters
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Mausoleum of José de San Martín
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Yamamoto Shunshō’s The Tale of Genji
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The Chinese Boy and Girl
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Noticias de Portugal
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Long Teaching Module: The Romanian Revolution of 1989
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