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Packet F: Bonus 10

Jean de Béthencourt (“bay-tawn-COOR”) was made king of this region after beginning its conquest in 1402, perhaps to acquire a source of dye made from orchil lichen. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this region whose Guanche people were conquered by Castille. The sugar plantation model later introduced to the Caribbean was developed in this region and Portuguese possessions like Madeira.
ANSWER: Canary Islands [or Canaries; accept Islas Canarias]
[10e] Spanish conquest of the Canaries began under the third king of Castille with this name. Madeira was discovered by explorers sponsored by a Portuguese prince with this name nicknamed the “Navigator.”
ANSWER: Henry [or Enrique; or Henrique; or Henry III of Castile; or Henry the Suffering; or Enrique el Doliente; or Henry the Navigator; or Dom Henrique, o Navegador]
[10h] The introduction of these insects revived the Canarian economy after the decline of sugar. Spanish officials recorded Mexican peoples’ harvest of these insects, which produce a red dye later used in British military uniforms.
ANSWER: cochineal [or Dactylopius coccus; accept cochinilla]
<EC, European History> | Packet-F_Brandeis-A_Florida-A_Maryland-A_Sheffield-A_WashU-B

HeardPPBE %M %H %
5220.0096%62%42%

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Conversion

TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3TotalParts
Claremont AUCLA010010E
Claremont BUC Berkeley A010010E
UC Berkeley BUCSD10101030MEH

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardPPBE %M %H %
California2025-02-01✓316.67100%33%33%
Great Lakes2025-02-01✓520.00100%80%20%
Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01✓620.00100%33%67%
Midwest2025-02-01✓625.00100%83%67%
North2025-02-01✓320.00100%67%33%
Overflow2025-02-01✓526.00100%100%60%
Pacific Northwest2025-02-01✓220.00100%100%0%
South Central2025-02-01✓220.00100%50%50%
Southeast2025-02-01✓417.50100%50%25%
UK2025-02-01✓520.0080%80%40%
Upper Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01✓816.2588%25%50%
Upstate NY2025-02-01✓316.67100%67%0%