7th grade · DBQ #1
Geography of Great Cities
Constantinople, Baghdad and Tenochtitlan. Full and scaffolded versions plus a teacher presentation, in Google Slides.
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The Valladolid Debate DBQ
The Valladolid Debate (1550): did Spain have the right to rule the Americas?
In 1550, Spain put its own conquest on trial. Students argue both sides of the Valladolid Debate in a structured academic controversy, then write their own argument.
Grade 7World Civilizations 600–1600Google Slides3 class periodsComing soon
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What's included
- Teacher presentation (13 slides) with speaker notes
- Full DBQ packet (40 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 (16 pages): shorter excerpts, vocabulary support and sentence starters, with its own answer key
The documents
- Bartolomé de las Casas
- Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda
- The Requerimiento (1513)
- The New Laws of 1542
- Las Casas on the Atlantic slave trade
Good to know
- Class time
- 3 periods of 45–50 minutes
- Pages
- 69 total
- Format
- Editable Google Slides
- Answer key
- Included
Standards: KAS Grade 7: 7.C.RR.1, 7.G.MM.1, 7.I.CC.2, 7.I.CC.4, 7.I.Q, 7.I.UE, 7.I.CC
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