GEOG 32102 Quiz: Extra Credit 3- GGS E2
29 Jun 2018
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Extra Credit #3: Guns, Germs, and Steel Name:_____________________________
Watch part two (Conquest) of Jared Diamond’s documentary and answer the following questions. You
can find the documentary online at the following website https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=wJmcrnwcycU&t=2s.
This discussion assignment must be completed, printed, and submitted to me at the beginning of our
third test. No late work will be accepted!!!
In what year did the Spanish conquer the Incas?
What is the relationship that Diamond identifies between agriculture and civilization?
What types of things does Diamond say gave some geographic locations inherent advantages over
others?
Why did Europeans access steel and sword making technologies centuries before those in Central and
South America?
How many men greet Pizarro’s Spaniards when they arrive to see Atahualpa?
How did the shape of continents impact the spread of systems of writing?
Why were Europeans somewhat immune to diseases like the measles, while the Native Americans had
no immunity to these diseases?
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