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The daughter of this empire’s last ruler founded the first public museum in history and displayed artifacts from the Kassite people. This empire constructed a Processional Way whose gatehouse was made of glazed bricks with images of lions. This empire’s last ruler Nabonidus (-5[1])is sometimes credited as the first archaeologist for restoring the Ziggurat of Ur. (10[1])In (-5[1])539 BCE, this empire fell when Belshazzar was defeated by Cyrus the Great, (10[1]-5[1])who diverted (10[1])a river near its capital. This empire’s sack of Judah under its ruler Nebuchadnezzar II (10[1]-5[1])(“nebu-kad-nezzar the second”) began (10[1])a deportation of Jews called its namesake (10[2])“captivity.” For 10 points, (0[1])name this empire centered around a capital home to the Hanging Gardens. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Babylon [or the Babylonian Empire or the Neo-Babylonian Empire or the Second Babylonian Empire; accept Babel or Babylonia or Bābilim or Neo-Babylon; accept the Babylonian captivity] (The first line refers to
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2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY989%0%44%83.38
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%13%56.63
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY6100%0%67%96.33
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Kritanu SahaCornell ACornell B42-5
Peter SmithBinghamton ACornell E5510
Chris ScheriRIT BSyracuse56-5
Joshua RafaeilCornell CCornell D6910
Claire ChambersBinghamton BBinghamton C69-5
Brian HoffCornell BCornell A7110
Spencer AhnU of Rochester BRIT C8610
Pierce DeCainCornell FESF86-5
Ethan MaddoxU of Rochester APenn State8710
Blake SavageCornell GRIT A9410
Elijah O'Sick JohnsonBinghamton CBinghamton B9410
Riley ShermanESFCornell F980
Alec WestSyracuseRIT B11110