This is not an essay. It is about watching the movie and answer the prompts for each episodes.
Answers must be as in the attached worksheet.
WORKSHEETS.
1.Guns, Germs, and Steel #1
“Out of Eden”
Video Worksheet
1. What has modern history been shaped by?
2. Who is the professor that has spearheaded the research on the roots of power in the modern world? What is his background? What is his passion?
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3. How long have people been living in New Guinea? What is unique or unusual about these people?
4. What is the significance of ‘cargo’ in this episode?
5. What have advanced civilizations had in common?
6. How did Diamond go about determining the origins of inequality?
7. Are there still Hunter/Gatherer societies? Where can they be found today?
8. Dr. Ian Kuijt, of Notre Dame University, found evidence of highly sophisticated dwellings at Drah indicating it was one of the earliest settlements. How were they able to feed so many people? What first did the excavation team find here? What food sources were discovered?
9. Name some crops native or cultivated in regions around the world.
10. What one region was different? What one region did not have the same outcome as the rest of the world?
11. Describe Taro roots. What are the differences in this crop from cereals? What other crops are farmed in Papua/New Guinea?
12. What conclusion does Diamond arrive at regarding crops and inequality?
13. What else is the reason for the division of the world and inequality?
14. How does human interaction with animals affect the development of civilization? What do animals provide for humans?
15. What were the first animals to be domesticated? How did this affect the people of Papua/New Guinea? What was the only ‘muscle power’ in this region? Has this changed in modern times?
16. What was the first step in forging steel?
Guns, Germs, and Steel #2
“Conquest”
Video Worksheet
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Directions: Before viewing the film, read each question below so you know what information and ideas you should be looking for as you watch Episode 2. Record your answers to each question by providing as many facts, details, and examples as possible to answer each question. Be prepared to discuss your answers with the class.
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.
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?
3. What is the significance of the jimeta style of horse-riding?
4. Why is the rapier important to the Spaniards/Europeans?
5. How did the battle tactics used by the Spanish conquistadors help the small army defeat the Inca army that outnumbered it by the thousands?
6. How did the Spaniards react to the confrontation with the Inca in Cajamarca (the city where they first encountered the Inca)? Where their reactions correct? How did the situation resolve itself?
7. How did a lack of literacy (writing and reading) affect the Inca? Where was literacy first developed? How did the spread of writing take place? What value is literacy today?
8. Are there any examples of writing in the Americas? Who had writing? What kind of dispersion literacy/writing in Central and South America?
9. How was “geography tilted in favor of Europeans?”
10. How does Atalxalpa enter the square of Cajamarca? Why did he do this? What was the Spaniards reaction?
11. How does infectious disease play a role in the encounter with Native peoples? How does this impact Pizarro’s efforts with the Inca’s? Why were the native peoples so susceptible and the Europeans not?
12. Why had not the Native Americans encountered smallpox before? And why didn’t they have any deadly diseases of their own to pass on to the Spaniards?
13. What was Ataxalpa’s fate in the hands of the Spaniards? Why? What did the Spaniards gain from their encounters with the Inca?
14. According to Jared Diamond, what made the Europeans “accidental conquerors”?
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Guns, Germs, and Steel #3
“Into The Tropics”
Video Worksheet
Directions: Before viewing the film, read each question below so you know what information and ideas you should be looking for as you watch Episode 3. Record your answers to each question by providing as many facts, details, and examples as possible to answer each question. Be prepared to discuss your answers with the class.
1. According to Jared Diamond, what is the one factor that allowed Europeans to develop the forces necessary to conquer vast portions of the world?
2. Why were the Europeans who settled the South African cape so successful? Describe two reasons.
3. How did disease allow the Europeans to conquer the native populations in the Americas and in the African cape?
4. While the Europeans who were attempting to overtake/ settle the tropical areas of the African continent were responsible for introducing killer germs to the native populations, they also suffered from the effects of the germs native to this part of the world. Describe how these worked against the European settlers.
5. How did the native Africans protect themselves from the germs that caused diseases such as Smallpox and Malaria? Give specific examples cited in the film.
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6. How has the colonization of Africa created countries riddled with disease? Give specific examples from the film.
7. What is the number one public health problem in Zambia, and who are the people primarily affected by this?
8. How has disease contributed to the poverty in many African countries such as Zambia?
9. According to statistics from the film, how has Malaria effected the net growth in Africa over the last 50 years?
10. Describe how other tropical countries such as Malaysia and Singapore have developed rich economies despite having many of the same geographical and health problems faced by African nations.
11. Summary: What is Dr. Diamond saying in Episode 3 about the unique history of Africa?
What are some other possible explanations? How can you know which is most correct?
Answers must be as in the attached worksheet.
WORKSHEETS.
1.Guns, Germs, and Steel #1
“Out of Eden”
Video Worksheet
1. What has modern history been shaped by?
2. Who is the professor that has spearheaded the research on the roots of power in the modern world? What is his background? What is his passion?
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3. How long have people been living in New Guinea? What is unique or unusual about these people?
4. What is the significance of ‘cargo’ in this episode?
5. What have advanced civilizations had in common?
6. How did Diamond go about determining the origins of inequality?
7. Are there still Hunter/Gatherer societies? Where can they be found today?
8. Dr. Ian Kuijt, of Notre Dame University, found evidence of highly sophisticated dwellings at Drah indicating it was one of the earliest settlements. How were they able to feed so many people? What first did the excavation team find here? What food sources were discovered?
9. Name some crops native or cultivated in regions around the world.
10. What one region was different? What one region did not have the same outcome as the rest of the world?
11. Describe Taro roots. What are the differences in this crop from cereals? What other crops are farmed in Papua/New Guinea?
12. What conclusion does Diamond arrive at regarding crops and inequality?
13. What else is the reason for the division of the world and inequality?
14. How does human interaction with animals affect the development of civilization? What do animals provide for humans?
15. What were the first animals to be domesticated? How did this affect the people of Papua/New Guinea? What was the only ‘muscle power’ in this region? Has this changed in modern times?
16. What was the first step in forging steel?
Guns, Germs, and Steel #2
“Conquest”
Video Worksheet
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Directions: Before viewing the film, read each question below so you know what information and ideas you should be looking for as you watch Episode 2. Record your answers to each question by providing as many facts, details, and examples as possible to answer each question. Be prepared to discuss your answers with the class.
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.
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?
3. What is the significance of the jimeta style of horse-riding?
4. Why is the rapier important to the Spaniards/Europeans?
5. How did the battle tactics used by the Spanish conquistadors help the small army defeat the Inca army that outnumbered it by the thousands?
6. How did the Spaniards react to the confrontation with the Inca in Cajamarca (the city where they first encountered the Inca)? Where their reactions correct? How did the situation resolve itself?
7. How did a lack of literacy (writing and reading) affect the Inca? Where was literacy first developed? How did the spread of writing take place? What value is literacy today?
8. Are there any examples of writing in the Americas? Who had writing? What kind of dispersion literacy/writing in Central and South America?
9. How was “geography tilted in favor of Europeans?”
10. How does Atalxalpa enter the square of Cajamarca? Why did he do this? What was the Spaniards reaction?
11. How does infectious disease play a role in the encounter with Native peoples? How does this impact Pizarro’s efforts with the Inca’s? Why were the native peoples so susceptible and the Europeans not?
12. Why had not the Native Americans encountered smallpox before? And why didn’t they have any deadly diseases of their own to pass on to the Spaniards?
13. What was Ataxalpa’s fate in the hands of the Spaniards? Why? What did the Spaniards gain from their encounters with the Inca?
14. According to Jared Diamond, what made the Europeans “accidental conquerors”?
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Guns, Germs, and Steel #3
“Into The Tropics”
Video Worksheet
Directions: Before viewing the film, read each question below so you know what information and ideas you should be looking for as you watch Episode 3. Record your answers to each question by providing as many facts, details, and examples as possible to answer each question. Be prepared to discuss your answers with the class.
1. According to Jared Diamond, what is the one factor that allowed Europeans to develop the forces necessary to conquer vast portions of the world?
2. Why were the Europeans who settled the South African cape so successful? Describe two reasons.
3. How did disease allow the Europeans to conquer the native populations in the Americas and in the African cape?
4. While the Europeans who were attempting to overtake/ settle the tropical areas of the African continent were responsible for introducing killer germs to the native populations, they also suffered from the effects of the germs native to this part of the world. Describe how these worked against the European settlers.
5. How did the native Africans protect themselves from the germs that caused diseases such as Smallpox and Malaria? Give specific examples cited in the film.
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6. How has the colonization of Africa created countries riddled with disease? Give specific examples from the film.
7. What is the number one public health problem in Zambia, and who are the people primarily affected by this?
8. How has disease contributed to the poverty in many African countries such as Zambia?
9. According to statistics from the film, how has Malaria effected the net growth in Africa over the last 50 years?
10. Describe how other tropical countries such as Malaysia and Singapore have developed rich economies despite having many of the same geographical and health problems faced by African nations.
11. Summary: What is Dr. Diamond saying in Episode 3 about the unique history of Africa?
What are some other possible explanations? How can you know which is most correct?
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