Question
A South African town named for this city was established by an exiled cleric from it named Sheikh Yusuf. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this city whose namesake people ruled the Sultanate of Gowa. Trepangers from this city visited the northern coast of Australia to harvest sea cucumbers.
ANSWER: Makassar
[10m] Two bronze ones of these objects discovered in Western Australia were likely left by Makassan trepangers. Ottoman experts began manufacturing these objects for Aceh (“AH-chay”), which looted one called Seri Rambai from Johor.
ANSWER: cannons [accept artillery]
[10e] Makassar was eventually taken over by this company, which built Fort Rotterdam in the city. This company violently enforced a monopoly on spices from its territories in present-day Indonesia until its dissolution in 1799.
ANSWER: Dutch East India Company [or VOC]
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Summary
| 2024 Penn Bowl CWRU | 11/02/2024 | Y | 1 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2024 Penn Bowl Chicago | 11/02/2024 | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2024 Penn Bowl Texas | 11/02/2024 | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 0% | 100% |
Data
| WUSTL | Illinois A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |