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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.

Death Mask of Pancho Villa
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Louis the Sixteenth, King of France and of Navarre
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Health Ordinances of Pistoia, 1348
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The Huejotzingo Codex of 1531
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Mencius and his Mother: A Lesson Drawn from Weaving
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The Half-Male, Half-Female Form of Shiva (Shiva Ardhanarishvara)
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Short Teaching Module: Play in Tokugawa Japan
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Organization of British Imperial Scouting
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The Ancient History of the Maori
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Female Terracotta Figure
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Malinche Sculpture
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The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano: Slave Auction
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Life Histories (Chile) Table
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Short Teaching Module: Graffiti, Gender, and Youth (20th c.)
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Two Girls Carrying Children
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