Cajamarca When New and Old Worlds Meet

Four Questions: –1) Why did Pizarro capture Atahuallpa, and not the other way around? –2) How did Atahuallpa come to be at Cajamarca? –3) How did Pizzaro come to be at Cajamarca? Why didn’t Atahuallpa instead capture Spain? –4) Why did Atahuallpa walk into the trap?

Cajamarca Why did Pizarro capture Atahuallpa, and not the other way around? –Horses and Guns Horses Guns <=Many Different Species <=Technology/ Dense Societies/ Food Surpluses/ Domesticated Species

Cajamarca How did Atahuallpa come to be at Cajamarca? –Civil War (Death of Rival King) Smallpox <=Dense Societies/ Domesticated Animals

Cajamarca How did Pizzaro come to be at Cajamarca? Or, Why didn’t Atahuallpa instead capture Spain? –Boats and Maps Ocean-going Boats Maps (written language) <=Technology, Like guns <=Dense Pop

Cajamarca Why did Atahuallpa walk into the trap? –Communications Written Language –Political Organization Military Strategy <=Dense Pop

Farmer Power Ultimate and Proximate Factors in Societal Development

Farmer Power More Domesticated Animals and Plants –More edible calories available –More sedentary lifestyle –Food surpluses can lead to: Urbanization Specialized labour Taxation Disease (in conjunction with animal species) Stratified society

From Guns, Germs and Steel, p 87

Reading List Course ReaderG G S “Farmer Power”pp 55-59Ch. 4 By Diamond (GGS) For Wednesday: “History’s Haves and …”pp 10-12Ch. 5 By Diamond (GGS) For Friday: “Ecological History”pp 13-19N/A By Vassey For Monday: “To Farm or Not to Farm”pp 20-24Ch. 6 By Diamond (GGS)