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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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Meiji Era School Attendence
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Remains of the Puerta de la Ciudadela
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Excerpt from "A Voyage to Surat in the Year 1689"
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Dona Marina, Cortes’ Translator: Painting, Santa Barraza
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Olympic Museum
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Missionary Journal, Chinese Culture
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Marco Polo’s Travels
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Javanese Shadow Puppets
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Christopher Columbus monument removal, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Bhakti Poets: Poem, Akkamahadevi 2
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The Scout's and King's African Rifles Uniforms
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Robespierre 10 Thermidor—Exposition of 1877
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Ottoman Decree Regarding Protestants, 1850
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Shame to the loafer and the drunkard
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