1. At the time that the Spanish conquistador’s invaded the Inca Empire, they were armed with state of the art weaponry. Describe this weaponry. 

 body armor, guns, and steel swords. 

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? 

cause they had a diversifi ed society that allowed for specialization, the Spanish devoted time and effort to producing the longest, strongest, sharpest swords possible. 

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? 

Had the Incas known more about this style of fi ghting, they could have been victorious by sheer numbers if they had stood their ground against the cavalry. 

4. According to Jared Diamond, what made the Europeans “accidental conquerors”? 

Europeansended up being the first to acquire guns, germs, and steel, therefore they could conquer.