Question
This empire’s capital, whose ruins are located in modern-day Turkey, contains two prominent lion statues flanking its Lion Gate. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this Bronze Age empire which was ruled from Hattusa.
ANSWER: Hittite Empire
[10e] Records of the Hittite Empire, such as the Telipinu Proclamation, are written in this script. Many Mesopotamian languages, such as Sumerian and Akkadian, use this script, whose name means “wedge-shaped.”
ANSWER: cuneiform
[10m] The Hittites’ competition with Egypt for trade routes led to this major battle, which is considered the largest chariot battle in recorded history.
ANSWER: Battle of Kadesh
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Summary
| 2023 ACF Fall (Rutgers) | 10/14/2023 | Y | 7 | 17.14 | 100% | 14% | 57% |
Data
| Delaware B | Fordham | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Princeton | NYU A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| NYU B | Rutgers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Swarthmore A | Rowan | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Swarthmore B | Columbia A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Penn | Maryland | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Columbia B | NYU C | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |