Question
This material was used for a large collection of ancient sculptures discovered in southern Nigeria that include depictions of a seated “thinker,” a horse and rider, and two people riding a canoe. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this material used to create many sculptures by the West African Nok people. A different ancient civilization used this material for sculptures in a structure that contained flowing rivers of mercury.
ANSWER: terracotta [accept Terracotta Army; prompt on clay or ceramics]
[10e] The Nok civilization may have independently discovered how to work this metal, whose namesake historical “age” traditionally follows the Bronze Age.
ANSWER: iron [accept Iron Age]
[10h] The cultivation of one variety of this staple crop has provided evidence that the Nok migrated from the Sahel. The consumption of this crop in northern China is often contrasted with a different staple crop in southern China.
ANSWER: millets [or xiǎomǐ or siu2 mai5; accept types of millet like pearl millet or finger millet or foxtail millet; prompt on mǐ]
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| 2024 ACF Winter at UC Berkeley | 2024-11-16 | Y | 3 | 26.67 | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 2024 ACF Winter at Lehigh | 2024-11-16 | Y | 7 | 20.00 | 100% | 86% | 14% |
| 2024 ACF Winter at Northwestern | 2024-11-16 | Y | 7 | 17.14 | 86% | 57% | 29% |
| 2024 ACF Winter at Ohio State | 2024-11-16 | Y | 6 | 18.33 | 83% | 67% | 33% |
| 2024 ACF Winter at Online | 2024-11-16 | Y | 8 | 16.25 | 88% | 63% | 13% |
| 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 | 21.00 | 100% | 90% | 20% |
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| Colorado College | Arkansas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iowa | Central Oklahoma | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| McGill E | Vassar B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Mississippi State | Texas B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| NYU A | WUSTL A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Oregon State | Texas D | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Texas A | Missouri | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Vassar A | Ole Miss | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |