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

2. The only domesticated animals the Inca had were the llama and the alpaca. Describe why they weren’t as useful as the domesticated animals the Europeans had. Be specific in describing which animals the Europeans had and for what purposes they were used.

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?

4. Why were the Inca more susceptible to diseases than the Europeans?

5. According to Jared Diamond, what made the Europeans "accidental conquerors"? In other words, why were the Europeans able to conquer the Inca and not the other way around?