Question

One of these structures that was buried for centuries by the Saraswati River is a seven-story inverted temple commissioned by Queen Udayamati. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name these water-storing structures, which include the Maru-Gurjara style Rani ki Vav.
ANSWER: stepwells [or baori; prompt on wells or ponds]
[10e] Rulers of this empire added the upper arcade to the very deep Chand Baori stepwell. Shah Jahan, a ruler of this empire, built the Taj Mahal.
ANSWER: Mughal Empire
[10m] Muslim Indian rulers introduced these structures into stepwells. Red and white striped examples of these structures adorn the Great Mosque in Cordoba.
ANSWER: arches [or pointed arches]
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2023 Penn Bowl @ Waterloo10/28/2023Y412.50100%0%25%
2023 Penn Bowl @ FSU10/28/2023Y120.00100%100%0%
2023 Penn Bowl (Harvard)10/21/2023Y215.00100%0%50%
2023 Penn Bowl (Mainsite)10/21/2023Y615.00100%33%17%
2023 Penn Bowl (Norcal)10/28/2023Y220.00100%50%50%
2023 Penn Bowl (South Central)10/28/2023Y220.00100%50%50%
2023 Penn Bowl (UK)10/28/2023Y518.00100%40%40%
2023 Penn Bowl @ UNC10/28/2023Y215.00100%0%50%

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UNC BUNC A1010020
Duke AUSC A010010