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 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?

since most of current immigration into the u.s., both legal and illegal, is coming from latin america. it would be very difficult to imagine or rationalize a country my fellow citizens are trying desperately to flee into, would pose a threat to my prosperity or freedom. since the u.s. has a long history of intervention, but no record of permanent occupation, i would not feel oppression is the main objective.  

the largest free trade nation, along with the largest gdp in the world wanting to expand it's economic policy on us, and including us, could only be positive. the u.s. government has no interest in, or way of simply forcing american culture on us. and has no track record of it. other nations that adopted american social culture, or "americanization" did so voluntarily, mainly through the choice of allowing american businesses and u.s. citizens to come into their nations, as free operatives.

the crusaders are identified in the painting;

c. by the red crosses on their backs