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 Mode of Exterminating the Black Army as Practised by the French
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The Washington Post Announces Eisenhower's Reelection
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Maya Vase with Mythological Scene, 7th-8th century
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Francois Guilbeau letter on Loredo trade
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Hicky's Bengal Gazette
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Ptolemy's World Map
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Robespierre 10 Thermidor—Exposition of 1877
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The Drunkard
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Ha’amonga ‘a Maui in Tonga
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Long Teaching Module: Children during the Black Death
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Archeological Collection of the Gold Museums
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Map of Land Grant for Cornell University, 1877
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Short Teaching Module: Science, Technology, and the U.S. Military-Industrial Complex during the Cold War
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Long Teaching Module: The Collapse of Yugoslavia
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Women and Stalinism: Drawing, Old Way of Life
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