Question
The Hittite king Mursili II summoned idols of gods from this kingdom and Lazpa in order to cure his illness. For 10 points each:
[10h] Identify this Hittite term likely used to refer to the early Myceneans who contested the Hittites for influence in Western Anatolia by supporting rebellious warlords like Piyama-Radu.
ANSWER: Ahiyawwā (“a-HI-ya-WA”)[or Ahhiyā]
[10e] Piyama-Radu has been conflated with this king of Troy from Greek myth, whose son Paris is sometimes conflated with the Wilusan king Alaksandu.
ANSWER: Priam of Troy
[10m] Bedřich (“bed-REEK”) Hrozný, the decipherer of the Hittite language, proposed that the Ahhiyawa (“a-HI-ya-WA”) ruled from this island. Chares of Lindos built a bronze sculpture to commemorate Demetrius I’s failed siege of this island.
ANSWER: Rhodes [or Ródos; accept Colossus of Rhodes]
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Summary
| 2024 ARCADIA at Waterloo | 2024-11-09 | Y | 6 | 15.00 | 83% | 50% | 17% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Illinois | 2024-11-09 | Y | 4 | 15.00 | 75% | 75% | 0% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Claremont | 2024-11-02 | Y | 3 | 23.33 | 100% | 100% | 33% |
Data
| Chicago A | SIUE | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Chicago B | Illinois Orange | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Notre Dame | Purdue B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Illinois Blue | Purdue A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |