Guns Germs and Steel Episode 2- Conquest

In November of THIS YEAR the "New World" and the "Old World" collided.

• 1432
• 1532
• 1632
• 1932

How many Spaniards attacked the Imperial Army of the Incas?

• 68
• 168
• 1068
• 1680

How many Incas did the Spaniards massacre?

• 7
• 700
• 7,000
• 70,000

For two years a band of Spanish conquistadors had been traveling in search of this-

• Gold and Glory
• Guns, Germs, and Steel
• The Pacific Ocean
• Fountain of Youth

These mercenaries and adventurers were led by-

• Columbus
• Pizarro
• Cortez
• Diamond

By the 1530s, the Inca Empire was enormous, it stretched along the length of the Andes from modern day Equator to Chile, a distance of-

• 1,500 miles
• 2,500 miles
• 3,500 miles
• 4,500 miles

The Spanish king controlled one-third of the mainland of--

• Europe
• Africa
• Asia
• The Americas

Spain had fought off 700 years of occupation by--

• Romans
• Germanic raiders
• Islamic Moors
• Vikings

Why is Jarrod Diamond so interested in Pizzaro's conquistadors?

• Because their story is such a grimly successful example of European conquest
• Because their story is such a grimly successful example of  American conquest
• Because their story is such a grimly successful example of Asian conquest
• Because their story is such a grimly successful example of African conquest

Jarrod Diamond explores patterns of-

• Migration
• Conquest
• Communication
• Expansion