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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.

Advertisement for the Auction of the Ann’s Cargo, 1827
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The Turin Beatus Map of the World
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Nutmeg and the Spice Wars in Southeast Asia
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Cecil Rhodes monument, Cape Town, South Africa
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Primer: Transnational History
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Rights of Man
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Workers’ Celebration
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Page from the Pentaglot Manchu Glossary
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“Tell Negroes To Join With Other Peoples Of The World”
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Short Teaching Module: The Nonaligned Movement and Cold War Détente
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The School Journal, 1907 - [Magazine]
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“Aparición de San Isidoro al Rey Fernando el Santo ante los muros de Sevilla” by Francisco de Goya
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Child Re-enacting Krishna Story
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National Assembly Relinquishes All Privileges
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Health Ordinances of Pistoia, 1348
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