Question
This ruler claimed to be Emperor of the Romans after he greatly expanded his territory by besieging cities like Thessaloniki and Ohrid. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this ruler of the Nemanjić dynasty, who promulgated a law code in 1349 from his capital of Skopje. After crowning himself emperor, this ruler nominally shared power with his failson Uros the Weak.
ANSWER: Stefan Dušan [or Stefan Uros IV Dušan; accept Steven Dušan; accept Dušan the Mighty; prompt on Stefan or Dušan; prompt on Steven]
[10e] Stefan Dušan’s short-lived empire across the Balkans was the territorial peak of this modern day country, which later became the predominant part of Yugoslavia.
ANSWER: Kingdom of Serbia [or Srbija]
[10m] Stefan Dušan’s coronation was attended by Orthodox religious leaders from this mountain in Greece, which has hosted a community of monks that has forbidden women from entering for over a thousand years.
ANSWER: Mount Athos
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| 2024 Booster Shot (Great Lakes) | 03/09/2024 | Y | 7 | 18.57 | 100% | 86% | 0% |
| 2024 Booster Shot (Vanderbilt) | 03/02/2024 | Y | 4 | 17.50 | 75% | 50% | 50% |
| 2024 Booster Shot (WUSTL) | 03/09/2024 | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
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| Ohio State | Michigan A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Michigan C | Case Western | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Michigan C | Case Western | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Michigan C | Case Western | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Michigan C | Case Western | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Michigan C | Case Western | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Michigan C | Case Western | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Michigan C | Case Western | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Michigan C | Case Western | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Vassar | Penn State B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| North Carolina | Michigan B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Ohio | WUSTL | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |