Three brothers known collectively as the Banū Mūsā, or “Sons of Moses,” worked at this institution. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this institution supported by Caliph al-Ma’mun, which was central to the translation of ancient texts into Arabic.
ANSWER: House of Wisdom [or Bayt al-Ḥikmah or the Grand Library of Baghdad; accept the Baghdad House of Wisdom; prompt on Library of Baghdad]
[10e] The House of Wisdom flourished during the Islamic Golden Age under this caliphate, which succeeded the Umayyad Caliphate.
ANSWER: Abbasid Caliphate [or Abbasids or Abbasid Empire or Abbasid dynasty or Al-Khilāfa al-ʿAbbāsiyya]
[10h] These specific things title the most famous surviving work of the Banū Mūsā brothers, a book that describes and provides illustrations for over 100 mechanisms such as automated fountains and musical instruments.
ANSWER: ingenious devices [accept tricks; accept Book of Ingenious Devices or Book of Tricks or Kitāb al-Ḥiyāl or Ketâb tarfandhâ; prompt on devices or machines]
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