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★ Inquiry DBQ Series · #7

The Mongols DBQ

The Mongols: destroyers or connectors?

Were the Mongols destroyers or connectors? Students compare survivors of the conquests with travelers who crossed the empire safely, then take a side and defend it.

Grade 7World Civilizations 600–1600Google Slides3 class periods

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What's included

  • Teacher presentation (16 slides) with speaker notes
  • Full DBQ packet (27 pages): hook, background essay, documents with analysis questions, sourcing organizer, bucketing and outline, writing task, 4-point rubric, teacher guide with answer key and sample essay
  • Scaffolded version (10 pages): shorter excerpts, vocabulary support and sentence starters, with its own answer key

The documents

  • Juvaini on the fall of Merv
  • Ibn al-Athir on the invasion
  • William of Rubruck at Karakorum
  • Marco Polo on the yam relay
  • A paiza travel pass
  • Map of the Pax Mongolica

Good to know

Class time
3 periods of 45–50 minutes
Pages
53 total
Format
Editable Google Slides
Answer key
Included

Standards: KAS Grade 7: 7.H.CE.2, 7.H.CO.2, 7.G.MM.1, 7.I.Q, 7.I.UE, 7.I.CC