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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 xiǎo​mǐ or siu2 mai5​; accept types of millet like pearl millet or finger millet or foxtail millet; prompt on mǐ​]
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Cambridge CBirmingham1010020
Cambridge AImperial B1010020
Cambridge BDurham A1010020
Cambridge DWarwick A010010
ManchesterEdinburgh10101030
Oxford BImperial A1010020
Bristol BLSE B1010020
Bristol AOxford A10101030
Southampton AWarwick B1010020
VanderbiltDurham B1010020