Documentary Viewing and Forum featuring Guns, Germs, and Steel

Event Start Date: November 15, 2018 4:00 PM
Event End Date: November 15, 2018 6:00 PM

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Documentary Viewing and Forum featuring Guns, Germs, and Steel

Thursday, November 15, 4-6pm
Marston Science Library, Room L136

What:

"On November 15th, 1532, 168 Spanish conquistadors arrive in the holy city of Cajamarca, at the heart of the Inca Empire, in Peru. They are exhausted, outnumbered and terrified – ahead of them are camped 80,000 Inca troops and the entourage of the Emperor himself. Yet, within just 24 hours, more than 7,000 Inca warriors lie slaughtered; the Emperor languishes in chains, and the victorious Europeans begin a reign of colonial terror which will sweep through the entire American continent.

Why was the balance of power so unequal between the Old World, and the New?”[1]

Please join us to watch and discuss Guns, Germs, and Steel, Episode 2: Steel – The Great Conqueror.  Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Jared Diamond, this documentary provides an understanding from an environmental perspective of how colonization patterns came to be.

Who:

Organized and facilitated by the following MDP Cohort 9 students:

Christina Joy
Stephanie Muench
Jessica Mostacedo
Gustavo Prieto Rodriguez

[1] Quote from https://www.pbs.org/gunsgermssteel/show/episode2.html