Defenders of this ideology cited Tacitus’s descriptions of the central people’s ancestors building no permanent homes to critique contemporary building practices. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this nationalistic ideology, which traced the origins of a social class to an ancient people of the steppe. By sporting a mustache and a coat called a delia, one could demonstrate adherence to this ideology.
ANSWER: Sarmatism [or Sarmatianism, Sarmatyzm, or Sarmatizmas]
[10m] This class promoted their Sarmatian ancestry during the Early Modern period, which they claimed was not held by the commoners of their country. This class increased their power with a set of rules forced on Henry of Valois.
ANSWER: szlachta (“SH’LAKH-tah”) [or Polish nobility, Lithuanian nobility, or Polish-Lithuanian nobility; accept word forms]
[10e] Much of the fashion the szlachta used to show their Sarmatism, such as the delia and żupan (“ZHOO-pahn”), may have come from contact with this empire. Jan Sobieski relieved this empire’s 1683 Siege of Vienna.
ANSWER: Ottoman Empire [or Devlet-i Aliye-i Osmaniye, Osmanlı Devleti, or Osmanlı İmparatorluğu, Ottoman Sultanate, or Ottoman Caliphate]
<Alex Fregeau, European History>