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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.

Short Teaching Module: Maya Writing
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Maya Deity-Face Jade Pendant, 7th-8th century
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Puppeteers Painting
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Hippolyte Taine on the French Revolution
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Calendar from Cham manuscript, early 20th century
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Analyzing Literary Sources
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Misión Santa Inés
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The Huejotzingo Codex of 1531
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Source Collection: Monarchy Embattled
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Long Teaching Module: Women in the British Empire, 1800-2000
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Short Teaching Module: Transnational Connections and the Long Cold War in Nicaragua
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Misión Basilica San Diego de Alcalá
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Cartoon Depicts Debate at Hasting's Impeachment Trial, 1788
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Page from Qing Veritable Records
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Bhakti Poets: Poem, Akkamahadevi 2
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