7th Grade: Unit 3

CQ: How does trade define West African kingdoms?

Staging the Compelling Question

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Supporting Question 1:

How did trade create and spread West African culture?

Supporting Question 2:

Was Mansa Musa the richest person ever? (DIG)

Supporting Question 3:

How did rulers maintain and expand West African empires?

Supporting Question 4:

What caused the decline of West African empires?

Summative Performance Task

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Taking Informed Action

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