7th grade · DBQ #11
The Printing Press
Was the printing press the most important invention of its time? Students use book data, Luther's Theses, and earlier movable type from China…
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★ Inquiry DBQ Series · #10
The Inca DBQ
The Inca: how do you run an empire without writing?
How do you run an empire of millions without writing? Students explore quipus, storehouses, the mit'a, mountain terraces, and the road network to find out.
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 (28 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 (17 pages): shorter excerpts, vocabulary support and sentence starters, with its own answer key
The documents
- Cieza de León on roads and tambos
- Guaman Poma: the quipu keeper
- Guaman Poma: royal storehouses
- Garcilaso on the mit’a
- Terraces at Moray (photo)
- Map of the Qhapaq Ñan
Good to know
- Class time
- 3 periods of 45–50 minutes
- Pages
- 58 total
- Format
- Editable Google Slides
- Answer key
- Included
Standards: KAS Grade 7: 7.C.CP.1, 7.E.MA.2, 7.G.GR.1, 7.I.Q, 7.I.UE, 7.I.CC
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