Question

In this modern-day country, the gods of Antiochus I of Commagene are depicted in stone heads at a site on Mount Nemrut. In this modern-day country, people would climb down into their homes after walking across the rooftops of a streetless city. A region in (10[1])this modern-day country contained the city of Hattusa, home (10[1])to a Bronze Age civilization that mastered ironworking and was ruled (10[1])by Muwatalli II. This country contains Çatalhöyük (“cha-tal-HOO-yuhk”) and a site where Heinrich Schliemann recklessly excavated artifacts he named Priam’s Treasure. For 10 points, what modern-day country contains the ruins (10[2])of Troy and corresponds to the Hittites’ home region of Anatolia? ■END■

ANSWER: Turkey [or Türkiye; accept the Republic of Türkiye or Türkiye Cumhuriyeti]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ivan Karp (UG)UCLA BClaremont B4410
Sumukh Murthy (UG)UCSDUCLA A5310
Andrew Nucci (DII)UCLA EUCLA C6410
Alan Kappler (DII)Claremont CClaremont A9310
Dhruv Jain (DII)USCUCLA D9310

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