Question
A collection of essays compiled by William V. Harris is titled “Rethinking [this body of water].” Abraham Cresques led a cartographic school named for an island chain in this body of water. That school produced the Catalan Atlas. A battle fought in this body of water was a response to the flaying of Marco Antonio Bragadin and is generally considered by historians to mark the beginning of the (*) “Age of Sail.” Fernand Braudel’s magnum opus is titled for this body of water “in the Age of Philip II.” This body of water was known as both “Mare Nostrum” and “Mare Internum” to Roman historians. For 10 points, name this sea in which the Battle of Lepanto was fought between the Spanish and the Ottoman Empire. ■END■
ANSWER: Mediterranean Sea
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Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
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Raymond Wang | Cornell Earth | Cornell Wind | 32 | 15 |
Vedul Palavajjhala | WUSTL | Missouri | 78 | 10 |
Summary
2023 ILLIAC (Cornell) | 2023-10-21 | Y | 1 | 100% | 100% | 0% | 32.00 |
2023 ILLIAC (Mainsite) | 2023-10-21 | Y | 1 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 78.00 |