Meet the History Teachers’ Library

A database to quickly find the perfect primary or secondary source for next week’s lesson.

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How to use the library

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Use South Asian sources to enrich any unit

  • World

    Showcase diverse perspectives with South Asian sources.

    Example: when teaching “Indigenous Responses to State Expansion from 1750 to 1900”, explore decolonization / independence as a global movement. The source “Sepoy Mutiny of 1857 Affects Jamaica” depicts concerns of uprisings in Jamaica as a result of unrest in British India.

  • U.S.

    Demonstrate global causes and effects of U.S. events.

    Example: during the American Civil War, Confederates banned the export of cotton during the war. This impacted the large global cotton trade increasing the need for South Asian cotton production. The source “The American Civil War & Indian Cotton” provides context.

  • European

    Provide a more holistic view of empire and trade.

    Example: the fight for women’s rights in British India affected the suffrage movement back home in Britain, with British newspapers covering major suffragette activities and notable figures in the movement. The source “Princess Sophia Duleep Singh Fighting for Suffrage” provides details.

What are you waiting for?

Special Feature for AP World

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Use the AP Unit filter to locate sources that map to the exact unit and/or topic you’d like to cover.

 

AP World units covered within the library

  • 1.2 Developments in Dar al-Islam from c. 1200 to c. 1450

    1.3 Developments in South and Southeast Asia from c. 1200 to c. 1450es here

  • 2.3 Exchange in the Indian Ocean

  • 3.1 Empires Expand

    3.2 Empires: Administration

    3.3 Empires: Belief Systems

  • 4.2 Exploration: Causes and Events from 1450 to 1750

    4.4 Maritime Empires Established

    4.5 Maritime Empires Maintained and Developed

  • 5.3 Industrial Revolution Begins

    5.4 Industrialization Spreads in the Period from 1750 to 1900

    5.7 Economic Developments and Innovations in the Industrial Age

    5.9 Society and the Industrial Age

  • 6.2 State Expansion from 1750 to 1900

    6.3 Indigenous Responses to State Expansion from 1750 to 1900

    6.4 Global Economic Development from 1750 to 1900

    6.6 Causes of Migration in an Interconnected World

    6.7 Effects of Migration

  • 7.3 Conducting World War I

    7.5 Unresolved Tensions After World War I

    7.7 Conducting World War II

  • 8.5 Decolonization After 1900

    8.6 Newly Independent States

    8.7 Global Resistance to Established Power Structures After 1900

  • 9.2 Technological Advances and Limitations After 1900: Disease

    9.5 Calls for Reform and Responses After 1900