What weretheconquistadorsin search of?Why didSpanishdiseases infectthe Inca, andnot the otherway around?What is themythology aroundwhy Europeanscaptured theAmericas? What isDiamond’s responseto this?What were theconquistadors’firstimpressions ofCajamarca?How doesPizarro wantto deal withAtahualpa?What doesAtahualpa choosenot to do when hehears about theprogress of theSpanish? What doeshe do instead?Why didn’tAtahualpa’ssoldiers carryweapons whenthey went tomeet Pizarro?How didguns changein Europeanhands?Who originallypioneered theuse ofgunpowder asa weapon?What empire did thefirst smallpoxepidemic in the Newworld reach? Whatdid the virus do tonative populations?Whathappened 12years beforePizarro arrivedat Cajamarca?What don’tAtahualpa’sspies realizeabout theSpanish?What sightgreets theSpaniards inCajamarca?How did theIncaintelligencereportsdescribe theSpaniards?What did theEuropeanarms racelead Spain todo?How did diseaseaffect Europeduring the MiddleAges? What wasthe positive longterm effect ofthese events?Who doesPizarro firstsend toconfrontAtahualpa?Why?What helpedSpain becomeone of therichest nationson earth?What doesPizarro dowith Atahualpaafter defeatingthe Inca?DescribeSpain’s armyduring thetime of theconquistadors.Who led theconquistadors?What did theSpanish do toAtahualpa afterhe was nolonger useful tothem?How didHernan Cortessubdue theAzteccivilization?How didAtahualpaview theSpaniards?What weretheconquistadorsin search of?Why didSpanishdiseases infectthe Inca, andnot the otherway around?What is themythology aroundwhy Europeanscaptured theAmericas? What isDiamond’s responseto this?What were theconquistadors’firstimpressions ofCajamarca?How doesPizarro wantto deal withAtahualpa?What doesAtahualpa choosenot to do when hehears about theprogress of theSpanish? What doeshe do instead?Why didn’tAtahualpa’ssoldiers carryweapons whenthey went tomeet Pizarro?How didguns changein Europeanhands?Who originallypioneered theuse ofgunpowder asa weapon?What empire did thefirst smallpoxepidemic in the Newworld reach? Whatdid the virus do tonative populations?Whathappened 12years beforePizarro arrivedat Cajamarca?What don’tAtahualpa’sspies realizeabout theSpanish?What sightgreets theSpaniards inCajamarca?How did theIncaintelligencereportsdescribe theSpaniards?What did theEuropeanarms racelead Spain todo?How did diseaseaffect Europeduring the MiddleAges? What wasthe positive longterm effect ofthese events?Who doesPizarro firstsend toconfrontAtahualpa?Why?What helpedSpain becomeone of therichest nationson earth?What doesPizarro dowith Atahualpaafter defeatingthe Inca?DescribeSpain’s armyduring thetime of theconquistadors.Who led theconquistadors?What did theSpanish do toAtahualpa afterhe was nolonger useful tothem?How didHernan Cortessubdue theAzteccivilization?How didAtahualpaview theSpaniards?

Guns, Germs, and Steel Documentary BINGO - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. What were the conquistadors in search of?
  2. Why did Spanish diseases infect the Inca, and not the other way around?
  3. What is the mythology around why Europeans captured the Americas? What is Diamond’s response to this?
  4. What were the conquistadors’ first impressions of Cajamarca?
  5. How does Pizarro want to deal with Atahualpa?
  6. What does Atahualpa choose not to do when he hears about the progress of the Spanish? What does he do instead?
  7. Why didn’t Atahualpa’s soldiers carry weapons when they went to meet Pizarro?
  8. How did guns change in European hands?
  9. Who originally pioneered the use of gunpowder as a weapon?
  10. What empire did the first smallpox epidemic in the New world reach? What did the virus do to native populations?
  11. What happened 12 years before Pizarro arrived at Cajamarca?
  12. What don’t Atahualpa’s spies realize about the Spanish?
  13. What sight greets the Spaniards in Cajamarca?
  14. How did the Inca intelligence reports describe the Spaniards?
  15. What did the European arms race lead Spain to do?
  16. How did disease affect Europe during the Middle Ages? What was the positive long term effect of these events?
  17. Who does Pizarro first send to confront Atahualpa? Why?
  18. What helped Spain become one of the richest nations on earth?
  19. What does Pizarro do with Atahualpa after defeating the Inca?
  20. Describe Spain’s army during the time of the conquistadors.
  21. Who led the conquistadors?
  22. What did the Spanish do to Atahualpa after he was no longer useful to them?
  23. How did Hernan Cortes subdue the Aztec civilization?
  24. How did Atahualpa view the Spaniards?