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Primary Source World: Online Curriculum

Primary Source World

Welcome to Primary Source World featuring teacher-created, classroom-ready activities designed around key primary sources, including written documents, artifacts, audio clips, visual evidence and much more. Each set of sources includes key questions, objectives, and a background essay to help you teach the activities with confidence and infuse more global content into your curriculum. These activities shed light on topics that are often misunderstood and give voice to under-represented groups and their histories. These rich, easy-to-use classroom ideas can bring an international perspective to any grade level or subject area.

Select activities are available below. To access all 35+ activities, sign up for our Individual Membership.

The Ottomans:
Out of the Margins

Three primary source-based activities about the Ottoman Empire.

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River Pollution in india

A primary source-based activity about environmental activists in India and efforts to clean up the Ganges River.

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Bronze Bells of China

Listen to the harmonious sounds produced by Chinese bronze bells and examine their role in Chinese life and culture.

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All Primary Source World sets included in the Premium Membership.

  • The Arts of Ancient and Traditional China for Elementary Classrooms
  • Cultural Snapshots of Daily Life in Japan for Elementary Students
  • Human-Environment Interactions in India
  • Korea: Chronic Challenges, Continued Hopes
  • Latin America and the Cold War
  • Modern Afghanistan: Making Meaning in the Aftermath of Conflict
  • Native Americans: Interactions at the Time of Settlement
  • The Ottomans: Out of the Margins
  • Political and Cultural Identity in Postwar Japan
  • Preserving Culture and History in Africa
  • Teaching the "American War": Looking at the War in Vietnam through Vietnamese Eyes
  • Women's Roles in China: Changes Over Time
  • Women's Voices in the Modern Middle East
 
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      • Ep. #1: What and Where is the Middle East, Anyway?
      • Ep. #2: Underneath the Veil
      • Ep. #3: Media Literacy & the Middle East
      • Ep. #4: Syria, Explained
      • Ep. #5: The Saudi-Iran Cold War
      • Ep. #6: The Diversity of Islam
      • Ep. #7: Water and War in Yemen
      • Ep. #8: Arab Youth & Youth Activism
      • Ep. #9: Learning from Refugees
      • Ep. #10: Teaching about Iraq, a State in Flux
      • Ep. #11: Imagining Nationhood in the Middle East
      • Ep. #12: Rooted in Jerusalem: The Abrahamic Faiths
      • Ep. #13: Into the Souq: Culture, Cuisine, and Cacophony
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    • 8th Grade Civics
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