Question
A large collection of this empire’s artifacts was found on the shipwreck of an Arabian dhow off the coast of Belitung. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this empire that gave up control of Transoxiana to Islamic invaders after a battle in which Karluk mercenaries making up two-thirds of its army defected.
ANSWER: Táng dynasty [or Táng Cháo; or Táng Empire; prompt on China]
[10e] A supposed consequence of the Táng defeat at Talas was the spread of this technology. This technology, which was pioneered by Cài Lún, allowed for the mass production of books in Arabic.
ANSWER: papermaking [accept answers describing making paper]
[10m] Táng dynasty military expeditions into the Middle East led Huáng Cháo to massacre thousands of merchants in this city. This port city named a Qīng Dynasty “system” of trade, during which hongs controlled the Thirteen Factories.
ANSWER: Guǎngzhōu [or Canton; accept the Canton System]
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Summary
| 2023 ACF Winter @ Columbia | 11/11/2023 | Y | 9 | 18.89 | 100% | 67% | 22% |
Data
| Princeton A | Bard A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Columbia A | Rutgers B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Cornell C | Princeton B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| NYU A | Columbia C | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Penn A | Haverford | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Rutgers A | NYU B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Yale A | Penn B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Yale B | Rowan A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Vassar | Yale C | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |