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Guns, Germs, and Steel- Conquest

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In November of this year the "New World" and "Old World" collided.

a)

1432

b)

1532

c)

1492

d)

1592

2.

How many Spaniards attacked the imperial army of the Incas?

a)

468

b)

168

c)

1168

d)

1868

3.

How many Incas did the Spaniards massacre?

a)

700

b)

7,000

c)

70,000

d)

700,000

4.

According to Jared Diamond, all of the following helped determine the winners and losers in history EXCEPT-

a)

Race of the inhabitants

b)

Shape of the continents

c)

Animals available to humans

5.

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

a)

Guns, Germs, and Steel

b)

Gold and glory

c)

The fountain of youth

6.

The Spanish mercenaries and adventurers were led by-

a)

Columbus

b)

Pizarro

c)

Cortez

d)

DeSoto

7.

For Indians and Spanish alike, any encounter is a-

a)

welcome engagement

b)

clash of cultures

c)

abnormality

8.

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-

a)

1,500 miles

b)

2,500 miles

c)

3,500 miles

d)

4,500 miles

9.

In this time period, the Spanish king controlled 1/3 of mainland-

a)

Europe

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

the Americas

10.

Spain had fought off 700 years of occupation by these people-

a)

Frankish tribes

b)

Germanic raiders

c)

Islamic Moors

11.

Why is Jared Diamond interested in Pizarro's conquistadors?

a)

Because their story is such a grimly successful example of European conquest.

b)

Because their story is such a grimly successful example of American conquest.

12.

Jared Diamond explores patterns of-

a)

Migration

b)

Conquest

c)

Communication

d)

Expansion

13.

Most of Jared Diamond's field work had been done in this part of the world.

a)

Papua New Guinea

b)

Central America

c)

Australia

14.

Agriculture first developed in this area of the planet.

a)

Fertile Crescent

b)

Great Plains

c)

Nile Valley

15.

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?

a)

Zero

b)

One

c)

Two

d)

Three

16.

Livestock animals provided all of the following EXCEPT-

a)

milk and wool

b)

muscle power

c)

companionship

17.

In the New World, the only large domestic animals was the-

a)

Pig

b)

Chicken

c)

Llama

d)

Horse

18.

Horses gave Europeans another massive advantage, they could be-

a)

Sheared

b)

Ridden

c)

Milked

d)

Worshipped

19.

Horses had been used in Spain for-

a)

400 years

b)

4,000 years

c)

40,000 years

d)

400,000 years

20.

The emperor of the Incas was guarded by an army of this size.

a)

8,000 men

b)

80,000 men

c)

7,000 men

d)

70,000 men

21.

Atahualpa is considered to be this type of god to the Incas.

a)

Living

b)

Mortal

c)

Immortal

d)

Sun

22.

Atahualpa thought that the Spaniards were-

a)

Other gods

b)

Sub-humans

c)

Barbarians

d)

Brothers

23.

At the time of these conquistadors, the Spaniards had the-

a)

Biggest army in Europe

b)

Smallest army in Europe

c)

Toughest army in Europe

d)

Weakest army in Europe

24.

There was an arms race in Europe, to survive the Spaniards needed to keep up with the latest in-

a)

weapons technology

b)

communication technology

c)

scientific technology

d)

industrial technology

25.

Gunpowder had originally came from-

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

Vietnam

d)

Malaysia

26.

In European hands, guns became lighter and-

a)

Portable

b)

Dangerous

c)

Percise

d)

Simplistic

27.

The real power of the conquistadors lay in the production of this.

a)

Steel

b)

Bronze

c)

Iron

28.

The Inca were still using this type of tools.

a)

Bronze

b)

Iron

c)

Wood

d)

Stone

29.

The ____ carbon that you put into the iron, the harder the metal is.

a)

more

b)

less

c)

thicker

d)

fresher

30.

A sword needs the ability to-

a)

Bend and spring back into shape

b)

pierce chain mail

31.

Pizarro's best horsemen were led by this Captain.

a)

DeSoto

b)

Crunch

c)

Columbo

d)

Degas

32.

Atalhaulpa told Pizarro's horsemen-

a)

The time has come for you to rest.

b)

The time has come for you to pay.

c)

The time has come for you to run.

d)

The time has come for you to sleep.

33.

Initially the Spaniards thought that they were facing-

a)

oblivion

b)

an easy opponent

34.

Pizarro insists that their best chance is to-

a)

Launch a surprise attack

b)

Make a peace offering

c)

Retreat

35.

12 years before Pizarro went to Peru, another famous Conquistador Herman Cortez had gone to Mexico and conquered the-

a)

Aztecs

b)

Aborigines

c)

Mayans

d)

Cherokee

36.

How did Pizarro learn about Cortez's conquests?

a)

Printed books

b)

Oral history

37.

Writing was first achieved by these people.

a)

Egyptian

b)

Nubian

c)

Sumerian

d)

Prehistoric

38.

The spread of writing has been helped enormously by the invention of paper, ink, and this.

a)

Movable type

b)

Printing blocks

c)

Cultural diffusion

39.

Which American civilization had developed writing?

a)

Aztecs

b)

Mayans

c)

Incas

d)

Iroquois

40.

Europe and Asia for and stretch out from-

a)

East to West

b)

North to South

41.

The American continents is long from-

a)

East to West

b)

North to South

42.

Crops and animals could spread easily from east to west across-

a)

Eurasia

b)

The Americas

43.

Places at the same latitude automatically share the same day length, similar vegetation and-

a)

Climate

b)

Terrain

c)

Food

d)

Language

44.

America's geography hindered the spread of crops and animals as well as people, ideas, and this.

a)

Technologies

b)

Diseases

c)

Conflicts

45.

The shape of the continents, the distribution of plants and animals, the spread of Eurasian technology were facts of-

a)

Luck

b)

Geography

c)

Racial superiority

d)

The gods

46.

Atahualpa's fateful decision was that his soldiers would not carry-

a)

Weapons

b)

Gold

c)

Clothes

d)

Shields

47.

The first person to confront Atahaulpa was Pizarro's-

a)

wife

b)

captain

c)

priest

d)

slave

48.

As Atahaulpa's litter fell, who captured him?

a)

The priest

b)

Pizarro

c)

DeSoto

d)

The slave

49.

What was the invisible Spaniard weapon?

a)

psychological warfare

b)

God's blessing

c)

Infectious disease

50.

What was the first disease brought to the Americas on a Spanish ship?

a)

Smallpox

b)

Chlamydia

c)

Chicken Pox

d)

Black Death

51.

From the _____ of domestic animals, came the killer diseases of humans evolved.

a)

Germs

b)

Manure

c)

Hair follicles

d)

Urine

52.

Repeated epidemics made Europeans more-

a)

Resilient

b)

Vulnerable

53.

The key in Diamond's argument is the distribution of these around the world.

a)

Immunities

b)

Plants

c)

Intelligent people

d)

Farm animals

54.

What percentage of Native Americans do some scholars believe were killed with "Old World" diseases?

a)

65%

b)

75%

c)

85%

d)

95%

55.

How many tons of gold and silver did Atahaulpa hand over to his captives?

a)

15 tons

b)

20 tons

c)

25 tons

d)

30 tons

56.

What did the Spaniards eventually do to Atahaulpa?

a)

Set him free

b)

Killed him

57.

The gold from the Americas helped make this country one of the richest countries on Earth.

a)

Inca

b)

Spain

c)

France

d)

England

58.

Jared Diamond characterizes the Europeans as this because they acquired guns, germs, and steel.

a)

Intellectually superior

b)

Accidental conquerors

c)

Geographically doomed

d)

Technologically blessed