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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.

The Chinese Boy and Girl
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Long Teaching Module: New Zealand Childhoods (18th–20th c.)
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“Tell Negroes To Join With Other Peoples Of The World”
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Map of Europe, 1918
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Chamber of Commerce Newspaper from Guangzhouwan, China
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Chilean Consul Writes of Immigrants Seeking to Avoid Military Service, 1865
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A Mother's Power
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Ptolemy's World Map
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National Assembly Relinquishes All Privileges
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Noticias de Portugal
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The Trabant
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Map of the Philippines, 1734
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"The Problems of Third World Development"
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Sewing Classes at Mount Margaret Mission
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The Exorcism: Ridding France of the Devil Napoleon
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