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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 Dream of Malinche
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Decameron
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Ha’amonga ‘a Maui in Tonga
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Huaca Pucllana, Ancient Pyramid in Peru
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Dona Marina, Cortes’ Translator: Painting, Santa Barraza
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The School Journal, 1907 - [Magazine]
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Outward Cargo Manifest of the Rowena, 1841
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Mahabodhi Temple
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Map of the Treaty of Fort Stanwix, 1768
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Misión San Lorenzo de Picuris
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Short Teaching Module: Soviet Health Posters
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Organization of British Imperial Scouting
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Sati Engraving, Burning a Hindoo Widow
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The Ancient History of the Maori
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Tyranny Tremble
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