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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.

Yamamoto Shunshō’s The Tale of Genji
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A Mother's Power
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Source Collection: Analyzing Historic Churches in the Southwestern US
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U.S. targets Indian activist, Taraknath Das
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Map of Ichan Qala
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San José de Guadalupe
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Early Modern Ottoman Carpet at the Walters Art Museum
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Women and Stalinism: Quantitative Evidence, Women's Education
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Primer: Technology
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British Police Station, Rasah, Malaysia
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Short Teaching Module: Business History and Multilocal Approaches to World History
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Chinese Junk, early 18th century
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"To the Spirits of Camila O'Gorman"
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World Light Map
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Celebrating Napoleon's Birthday on the Island of St. Helena
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