Question
Maimonides legendarily lived in a house in this country known as Dar al-Magana, or the “House of the Clock.” For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this modern-day country where the first mellah for Jewish communities was created under the Marinid dynasty.
ANSWER: Morocco [or Kingdom of Morocco; or al-Mamlakah al-Maghribiyah]
[10h] This dynasty’s power was effectively secured by a 1465 massacre of Jews in Fez sparked by Abd al-Haqq II’s appointment of a Jewish vizier. This dynasty succeeded the Marinids and preceded the Saadi in its control over Morocco.
ANSWER: Wattasid dynasty [or al-Waṭṭāsīyūn]
[10e] Under Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Sheikh, the Wattasid dynasty welcomed Jewish refugees following this event. Jews that lived in Morocco prior to this 1492 event, promulgated by the Alhambra decree, were known as Toshavim.
ANSWER: expulsion of Jews from Spain [accept expulsion of Jews by Catholic monarchs; prompt on expulsion of Jews by asking “from where?”; prompt on Reconquista]
<AK, World History>
Summary
| California | 2025-02-01 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| Florida | 2025-02-01 | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 67% | 67% | 33% |
| Great Lakes | 2025-02-01 | Y | 6 | 11.67 | 83% | 33% | 0% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | Y | 6 | 15.00 | 83% | 33% | 33% |
| Midwest | 2025-02-01 | Y | 6 | 16.67 | 100% | 50% | 17% |
| North | 2025-02-01 | Y | 3 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Northeast | 2025-02-01 | Y | 5 | 8.00 | 40% | 40% | 0% |
| Overflow | 2025-02-01 | Y | 5 | 12.00 | 80% | 40% | 0% |
| South Central | 2025-02-01 | Y | 2 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Southeast | 2025-02-01 | Y | 3 | 3.33 | 33% | 0% | 0% |
| UK | 2025-02-01 | Y | 10 | 15.00 | 80% | 50% | 20% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | Y | 7 | 14.29 | 71% | 57% | 14% |
| Upstate NY | 2025-02-01 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
Data
| Georgia Tech D | Georgia Tech C | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Tennessee A | Vanderbilt A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Georgia Tech A | Georgia Tech B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |