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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.

Hicky's Bengal Gazette
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Short Teaching Module: Orphans and Colonialism (17th c.)
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Sumerian School Days
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Silent Film Sheet Music
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“Contraste” by Joaquín Torres García
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Moche Portrait Vessels
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The Dance of Death
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Long Teaching Module: Children in Ancient China
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Removal of the Parlements
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India’s Cries to British Humanity
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U.S. targets Indian activist, Taraknath Das
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Museo Regional de Oriente
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Misión San Cayetano de Tumacácori
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Short Teaching Module: Connecting the French Empire
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Short Teaching Module: Music and Decolonization in the Black Atlantic
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