Question
Ge’ez is used as the liturgical language of this country’s Orthodox Church, and its namesake script is used to write its lingua franca, Amharic. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this country on the horn of Africa once ruled by the Solomonic dynasty. This country’s last monarch, Haile Selassie I (“HAI-lee se-LASS-ee the First”), is venerated as God in Rastafarianism.
ANSWER: Ethiopia
[10h] Rulers of the Solomonic dynasty claimed descent from the ruling house of this medieval Ethiopian kingdom. This kingdom weakened the earlier Kingdom of Kush in Nubia and converted to Christianity under King Ezana.
ANSWER: Aksum [or Aksumite Empire]
[10m] Aksumite rulers were known for constructing monuments of this type, consisting of tapered pillars with a pyramidal top. Many Egyptian monuments of this type, such as ones named “Lateran” and “Vatican,” were installed in Rome under the Roman Empire.
ANSWER: obelisks
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Fall at Cornell | fall | Y | 9 | 23.33 | 100% | 100% | 33% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State | fall | Y | 8 | 20.00 | 88% | 75% | 38% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Washington | fall | Y | 6 | 25.00 | 100% | 83% | 67% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Georgia | fall | Y | 10 | 24.00 | 90% | 80% | 70% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina | fall | Y | 9 | 24.44 | 100% | 89% | 56% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges | fall | Y | 5 | 20.00 | 100% | 80% | 20% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers | fall | Y | 8 | 21.25 | 38% | 100% | 75% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers | fall | Y | 8 | 21.25 | 88% | 75% | 50% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Illinois | fall | Y | 9 | 23.33 | 100% | 89% | 44% |
Data
| Illinois B | Chicago B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| WashU B | Illinois A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Illinois C | WashU A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Illinois D | Northwestern B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Indiana | Iowa B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Purdue B | Notre Dame A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Chicago A | Notre Dame B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Purdue C | Purdue A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| SIUE | Iowa A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |