Question

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?

Answer 1

1. steel swords, military strategies, guns, body armour, horses, and helmets

2. Domesticating animals by European provided milk and eggs.

3. Tactics of a surprise attack.

4. Not immune to diseases came from Europe.

5. Geographic position, Europeans advancements, innovation, and diseases.

Step-by-step explanation:

1. In technological terms, Incas were not well equipped when it came to war with Spanish soldiers and conquistadors. Inca used tools like clubs, spears, and bows, which were primitive compare to Spanish weapons. Spanish had weapons like swords, armour, cannons, and horses.

2. Inca domesticated animals like the llama and the alpaca for its meat, wool. European domesticated animals for its meat, wool as well as for eggs and milk which added more calories in their diet.

3. The Spanish conquistadors used surprise attack with a small army to attack the thousands of Incas. The surprise attack tactics inherited from Cortez who conquered the Aztecs. Pizarro used the same tactic to attack the Incas.

4. Inca were not immune to diseases which came from Europe. The reason for it was the region hidden from the entire world. America remains unknown to the World until Columbus reach America on his way to discover a new route to Asia through the westward direction.

5. European were able to conquer the Inca because of its primitive weapons to fight with more advance weaponry. A geographical condition which allowed the region to remain hidden for thousands of years. Diseases weakened by killing thousands of natives and exhausted their body to fight against their enemies.