Question

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 (10[1])of Ingenious Devices. (10[1]-5[1])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 (-5[1])wrapped in a rug. (10[2]-5[1])A mathematician working in this city (10[1])is often called the “father (10[1])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 (10[1])of Iraq? ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Baghdad (The first line refers to Abu Bakr al-Razi. The second line refers to Hunayn ibn Ishaq.)
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Eshan PantNYU AColumbia C4810
Aiden DartleyRutgers ANYU B51-5
Sam MacchiVassarYale C5110
Nathan ZhangCornell CPrinceton B86-5
William HelmanBard APrinceton A9010
John John GrogerColumbia ARutgers B9010
Andrew MinagarYale BRowan A90-5
Danny HanPenn AHaverford9610
Karsten RynearsonYale APenn B10110
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Omar MahmoodNYU BRutgers A14010
Ashish KumbhardareRowan AYale B14010