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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.

Rajah Rammohun Roy Excerpts
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Nuestra Señora de la Bahía del Espíritu Santo de Zúñiga
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Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
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“Africae Novo” Map
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Antifascism and Leftist Politics
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Somoza cartoon
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Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes
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Japanese Mercenaries in Early Modern Southeast Asia
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Reagan at the Brandenburg Gate
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The Ancient History of the Maori
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Short Teaching Module: Business History and Multilocal Approaches to World History
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Primer: Big History
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Short Teaching Module: Building Materials as an Indicator of Transnational Encounters in Malaysia
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Veritable Records of the Chosŏn Dynasty
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George Browne “Freedom for Ghana”
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