Question
This kingdom’s Sejm (“saym”) augmented the power of its nobility over Alexander Jagiellon by passing the nihil novi act of 1505. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this kingdom whose pacta conventa codified the immense influence enjoyed by the szlachta (“SHLOCK-tah”) during its Golden Liberty. The 1569 Union of Lublin merged this kingdom with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
ANSWER: Kingdom of Poland [or Królestwa Polskiego; or Regni Poloniae; accept Poland-Lithuania; or Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth]
[10h] The szlachta wore kontusz (“kon-TOOSH”) and żupan (“zhoo-PAHN”) mantles modeled after these ancient steppe people, their supposed ancestors. Jan Długosz (“yahn DWOO-gohsh”) first linked Poland’s origins to these people who branched west from the Scythian heartlands.
ANSWER: Sarmatians [or Sarmatae; or Sarmatai; or Sarumata; or Sauromatai; accept Sarmatianism; or Sarmatism; or Sarmatyzm; or Sarmatizmas]
[10m] The Articles of a king with this name contracted the Polish Crown to the szlachta. That Valois (“val-WAH”) king later waged a war of succession against a Lorrainian and a Navarrese king, with all three sharing this common name.
ANSWER: Henry [or Henri; accept Henry III of France or Henryk Walezy; or Henrikas Valua; accept Henry I, Duke of Guise; accept Henry IV of France; or Henry III of Navarre; or Henry the Great; accept War of the Three Henries; or Guerre des trois Henri]
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Summary
| 2023 ACF Winter @ Columbia | 11/11/2023 | Y | 9 | 14.44 | 89% | 56% | 0% |