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WorksheetsGuns, Germs, and Steel- Conquest
Total questions: 58
Worksheet time: 29mins
In November of this year the "New World" and "Old World" collided.
1432
1532
1492
1592
How many Spaniards attacked the imperial army of the Incas?
468
168
1168
1868
How many Incas did the Spaniards massacre?
700
7,000
70,000
700,000
According to Jared Diamond, all of the following helped determine the winners and losers in history EXCEPT-
Race of the inhabitants
Shape of the continents
Animals available to humans
For two years a band of Spanish conquistadors had been travelling in search of-
Guns, Germs, and Steel
Gold and glory
The fountain of youth
The Spanish mercenaries and adventurers were led by-
Columbus
Pizarro
Cortez
DeSoto
For Indians and Spanish alike, any encounter is a-
welcome engagement
clash of cultures
abnormality
By the 1530s, the Inca Empire was enormous, it stretched along the length of the Andes Mountains from modern day Equador to Chile, a distance of-
1,500 miles
2,500 miles
3,500 miles
4,500 miles
In this time period, the Spanish king controlled 1/3 of mainland-
Europe
Africa
Asia
the Americas
Spain had fought off 700 years of occupation by these people-
Frankish tribes
Germanic raiders
Islamic Moors
Why is Jared Diamond interested in Pizarro'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.
Jared Diamond explores patterns of-
Migration
Conquest
Communication
Expansion
Most of Jared Diamond's field work had been done in this part of the world.
Papua New Guinea
Central America
Australia
Agriculture first developed in this area of the planet.
Fertile Crescent
Great Plains
Nile Valley
By the 16th Century, European farms were dominated by livestock animals that had come from the Fertile Crescent. How many of these animals were native to Europe?
Zero
One
Two
Three
Livestock animals provided all of the following EXCEPT-
milk and wool
muscle power
companionship
In the New World, the only large domestic animals was the-
Pig
Chicken
Llama
Horse
Horses gave Europeans another massive advantage, they could be-
Sheared
Ridden
Milked
Worshipped
Horses had been used in Spain for-
400 years
4,000 years
40,000 years
400,000 years
The emperor of the Incas was guarded by an army of this size.
8,000 men
80,000 men
7,000 men
70,000 men
Atahualpa is considered to be this type of god to the Incas.
Living
Mortal
Immortal
Sun
Atahualpa thought that the Spaniards were-
Other gods
Sub-humans
Barbarians
Brothers
At the time of these conquistadors, the Spaniards had the-
Biggest army in Europe
Smallest army in Europe
Toughest army in Europe
Weakest army in Europe
There was an arms race in Europe, to survive the Spaniards needed to keep up with the latest in-
weapons technology
communication technology
scientific technology
industrial technology
Gunpowder had originally came from-
China
Japan
Vietnam
Malaysia
In European hands, guns became lighter and-
Portable
Dangerous
Percise
Simplistic
The real power of the conquistadors lay in the production of this.
Steel
Bronze
Iron
The Inca were still using this type of tools.
Bronze
Iron
Wood
Stone
The ____ carbon that you put into the iron, the harder the metal is.
more
less
thicker
fresher
A sword needs the ability to-
Bend and spring back into shape
pierce chain mail
Pizarro's best horsemen were led by this Captain.
DeSoto
Crunch
Columbo
Degas
Atalhaulpa told Pizarro's horsemen-
The time has come for you to rest.
The time has come for you to pay.
The time has come for you to run.
The time has come for you to sleep.
Initially the Spaniards thought that they were facing-
oblivion
an easy opponent
Pizarro insists that their best chance is to-
Launch a surprise attack
Make a peace offering
Retreat
12 years before Pizarro went to Peru, another famous Conquistador Herman Cortez had gone to Mexico and conquered the-
Aztecs
Aborigines
Mayans
Cherokee
How did Pizarro learn about Cortez's conquests?
Printed books
Oral history
Writing was first achieved by these people.
Egyptian
Nubian
Sumerian
Prehistoric
The spread of writing has been helped enormously by the invention of paper, ink, and this.
Movable type
Printing blocks
Cultural diffusion
Which American civilization had developed writing?
Aztecs
Mayans
Incas
Iroquois
Europe and Asia for and stretch out from-
East to West
North to South
The American continents is long from-
East to West
North to South
Crops and animals could spread easily from east to west across-
Eurasia
The Americas
Places at the same latitude automatically share the same day length, similar vegetation and-
Climate
Terrain
Food
Language
America's geography hindered the spread of crops and animals as well as people, ideas, and this.
Technologies
Diseases
Conflicts
The shape of the continents, the distribution of plants and animals, the spread of Eurasian technology were facts of-
Luck
Geography
Racial superiority
The gods
Atahualpa's fateful decision was that his soldiers would not carry-
Weapons
Gold
Clothes
Shields
The first person to confront Atahaulpa was Pizarro's-
wife
captain
priest
slave
As Atahaulpa's litter fell, who captured him?
The priest
Pizarro
DeSoto
The slave
What was the invisible Spaniard weapon?
psychological warfare
God's blessing
Infectious disease
What was the first disease brought to the Americas on a Spanish ship?
Smallpox
Chlamydia
Chicken Pox
Black Death
From the _____ of domestic animals, came the killer diseases of humans evolved.
Germs
Manure
Hair follicles
Urine
Repeated epidemics made Europeans more-
Resilient
Vulnerable
The key in Diamond's argument is the distribution of these around the world.
Immunities
Plants
Intelligent people
Farm animals
What percentage of Native Americans do some scholars believe were killed with "Old World" diseases?
65%
75%
85%
95%
How many tons of gold and silver did Atahaulpa hand over to his captives?
15 tons
20 tons
25 tons
30 tons
What did the Spaniards eventually do to Atahaulpa?
Set him free
Killed him
The gold from the Americas helped make this country one of the richest countries on Earth.
Inca
Spain
France
England
Jared Diamond characterizes the Europeans as this because they acquired guns, germs, and steel.
Intellectually superior
Accidental conquerors
Geographically doomed
Technologically blessed
