A physician working in this city allegedly hung pieces of meat and observed their rotting rate to determine where to build a hospital, deciding on the ruins of the “Palace of Eternity.” In this city, the so-called “Sons of Moses” wrote a book detailing various automata called the Book of Ingenious Devices. A Nestorian scholar working in this city spread Pedanius Dioscorides’s medicinal techniques as part of his role in the “translation movement.” To avoid spilling blood, a leader in this city was trampled to death while wrapped in a rug. A mathematician working in this city is often called the “father of algebra.” The loss of knowledge during a sack of this city allegedly caused a river to turn black from ink. For 10 points, the House of Wisdom was located in what city, the modern-day capital of Iraq? ■END■
ANSWER: Baghdad (The first line refers to Abu Bakr al-Razi. The second line refers to Hunayn ibn Ishaq.)
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