Question

Several hundred ceremonial jars that originated in this region were found at a site whose abundance of pottery sherds led it to be named the “Mother of Pots.” This region's supposed wealth is represented by a fictional chief who boils milk in one text. The longest hieroglyphic inscription depicts a battle in this region, which is the most northerly battle depicted at Medinet Habu. The title advisor of a ruler (15[1])of this region returns to his homeland (-5[1])to die in The (*) Story of Sinuhe. (-5[1])Khor and Retjenu (-5[1])were Egyptian names for this original homeland of the Hyksos. The Amarna Letters (10[1])show that this region's (10[1]-5[1])city-states were split between clients of Egypt and of (10[1])Mitanni (-5[1])during the New Kingdom. Thutmose III won the oldest recorded battle (10[1]-5[1])near this region's (-5[1])city of Megiddo. (10[1])For 10 points, name this region later identified with the biblical Promised Land. ■END■ (10[6]0[4])

ANSWER: Canaan [or Palestine; accept Retjenu until mention; accept Khor until mention; accept Djahy; accept Phoenicia; accept Syria; accept the Levant]
<History - Ancient History>
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Summary

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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Brendan BethlehemCien Años de QuizboledadDefying Suavity6915
Hari ParameswaranCry of the Common Loonnumber of tang poems = 75 times number of lines in a shi = 100 times number of lines in a haiku76-5
Sinecio Moraleshawk two ofThat Feeling When Knee Surgery Is in Five Days83-5
Frances HadleyLimp FranceskitGrzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz86-5
Subhamitra Banerjee RoychoudhuryClown SenpaisClown Squad9910
Justin WytmarWho is the Colleen Hoover of the Zulus?The Love Song of J Alfred PrufRock and Roll All Nite (and Party Every Day)10310
Hazel Depreist-SullivanNJ TRANSit (and anwen i guess)jeff mcneil #1 morningside heights fan club103-5
Will AlstonWalston et. al.just one more half-dot bro11210
Dylan MinarikBHSU ReFantazioWashU113-5
Tejas RajeBHSU RebirthMusic to Help You Stop Smoking12410
Stephen LiuWhere are the ACF Nationals recordings?Berkeley124-5
Jacob PuthipirojNortheast by NorthwesternNotre Dame127-5
Allan LeeStanford+A is for Amy Robsart who fell down the stairs13010
Charles HangWashUBHSU ReFantazio14410
Zach JosephNotre DameNortheast by Northwestern14410
William HoustonThat Feeling When Knee Surgery Is in Five Dayshawk two of14410
Arvin BorgahiCambridgeSimple Vibes14410
Zosia MikolajczukGrzegorz BrzęczyszczykiewiczLimp Franceskit1440
Ryan RosenbergCope is the thing with feathers12 Litres of Green Tea1440
Zaid Asif12 Litres of Green TeaCope is the thing with feathers1440
Doug Simonsjeff mcneil #1 morningside heights fan clubNJ TRANSit (and anwen i guess)14410
Eve FleisigBerkeleyWhere are the ACF Nationals recordings?1440
Vincent Dunumber of tang poems = 75 times number of lines in a shi = 100 times number of lines in a haikuCry of the Common Loon14410