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Historians Disagree

Two short secondary accounts explain why the Mongol Empire grew so fast; students name each central argument, sort the kinds of sources each relied on (chronicles, letters, archaeology), and judge which argument holds up better.

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Module: Historians Disagree: Comparing secondary accounts and the sources behind them
Grade: Grade 7 · Social Studies
Standards: D2.His.17.6-8 D2.His.9.6-8 D4.4.6-8

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