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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.

Pueblo of Texupa
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Ayyubid and Ottoman Architecture
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“Drive the old and new colonialists out of Africa!” Propaganda Poster, 1964
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Cueva de los Manos, Rio Pinturas
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The Prophet Muhammad and A’isha
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The Turin Beatus Map of the World
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Lord Ismay Notice Regarding Indian Partition
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The Executive Abroad
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Misión San Agustin de Isleta
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Map of Land Grant for New Zealand University, 1873
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Invoice of goods shipped from New Orleans to Matamoros, Mexico in 1847
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For the glory of Ireland
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Interview with Sa’ida Jarallah
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Short Teaching Module: Children and Daguerreotypes (19th c.)
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The Griots of West Africa
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