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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.

Three-Character Classic
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The Foreign Travels and Dangerous Voyages of Sir John Mandeville, 14th Century
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Removal of the Parlements
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Misión San Gregorio de Abó
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Soviet Map, 1982
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Captured Africans Liberated from a Slaving Vessel
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Salisbury Crags
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Illustration from The Maqamat of al-Hariri
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Social Capital in World History: Lyon and Pittsburgh as Examples
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Making Peace with the Catholic Church, 1801–2
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Misión Santa Cruz de San Sabá
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Long Teaching Module: Women in the British Empire, 1800-2000
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Execrable Human Traffick, or The Affectionate Slaves
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Tu'i Tonga Empire Map
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Yin Yu Tang: A Chinese Home
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