Zhōu dynasty - 2024 ACF Winter at Brandeis

Question

The Chéng Wù manuscript describes a dream of this dynasty’s queen Tài Sì foretelling their victory over their predecessors. For 10 points each:

[10m] Name this dynasty established after its predecessors were defeated at the Battle of Mùyě. The Five Classics, including the I Ching, are traditionally thought to have been written during this dynasty.

ANSWER: Zhōu dynasty [or Zhōu Cháo; accept Eastern Zhōu or Western Zhōu or Xīzhōu or Dōngzhōu]

[10e] The Zhōu legitimized their overthrow of the Shāng by claiming the favor of this deity. Later Chinese dynasties often justified their rule by claiming that the previous dynasty had lost the “Mandate” of this realm.

ANSWER: Heaven [or tiān; accept Mandate of Heaven or Tiānmìng; prompt on sky]

[10h] The final Shāng king legendarily exemplified the dynasty’s decadence by creating one of these features along with a forest of meat at the Deer Terrace Pavilion.

ANSWER: a lake of wine [accept alcohol in place of “wine”; accept pond or pool in place of “lake”; accept Jiǔchí Ròulín]

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Summary


2024 ACF Winter at UC Berkeley	2024-11-16	Y	3	23.33	100%	67%	67%
2024 ACF Winter at Clemson	2024-11-16	Y	7	17.14	100%	29%	43%
2024 ACF Winter at Clemson	2024-11-16	Y	7	11.43	100%	0%	14%
2024 ACF Winter at Lehigh	2024-11-16	Y	7	14.29	100%	14%	29%
2024 ACF Winter at Northwestern	2024-11-16	Y	9	21.11	100%	56%	56%
2024 ACF Winter at Online	2024-11-16	Y	8	13.75	100%	38%	0%
2024 ACF Winter at Online	2024-11-16	Y	3	6.67	33%	33%	0%
2024 ACF Winter at Central Florida	2024-11-16	Y	5	20.00	100%	60%	40%
2024 ACF Winter at Oxford	2024-11-16	Y	10	16.00	100%	30%	30%
2024 ACF Winter at Brandeis	2024-11-16	Y	10	16.00	100%	40%	20%

Data


Boston University A	A Brandeis Supreme	10	10	10	30
Amherst A	Diamond Brandeis	10	10	0	20
Bowdoin A	Bowdoin B	0	10	0	10
Brown A	Brandeises Brew	0	10	10	20
MIT A	Carabrandeis	0	10	0	10
Clark A	Boston University B	0	10	0	10
Harvard A	Yale C	0	10	0	10
Yale A	Tufts A	10	10	0	20
Tufts B	Northeastern A	10	10	0	20
Yale B	Williams A	0	10	0	10