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Guns, Germs, and Steel Number 2

Guns, Germs, and Steel: Episode 2
Directions: Before viewing the film, read each question below so you know what information and ideas you should be looking for as you watch Episode 2. Record your answers to each question by providing as many facts, details, and examples as possible to answer each question.
1. At the time that the Spanish conquistadores invaded the Inca Empire, they were armed with state of the art weaponry. Describe this weaponry.
Body armor, swords, and they used horses to chase and also intimidate

2. What is Jared Diamond’s explanation for why the Spanish had advanced to steel swords while Inca’s were still making tools and weapons from bronze?
Since they are so close to the Fertile Crescent they used they 7,000 years of metal making and then they spent time on the swords to make it the longest and sharpest.
3. How did the battle tactics used by the Spanish conquistadors help the small army defeat the  Inca army that outnumbered it by the thousands?
The Spaniards would surprise the Inca by shooting their guns and riding on horseback, then the Incas ran and then the Spaniards would kill them with their swords.

4. According to Jared Diamond, what made the Europeans “accidental conquerors”?
Because of the location of the Europeans they had the opportunity to acquire guns, germs, and steel first and then conquer people without weapons.

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