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Packet J: Bonus 8

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> | Packet-J_Indiana-A_UNC-A_UW-A

HeardPPBE %M %H %
6212.9079%39%11%

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Conversion

TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3TotalParts
Georgetown AGeorgetown B001010E
Northwestern AIowa1001020ME
Notre Dame ANorthwestern B1001020ME
Notre Dame BNotre Dame C001010E
PurdueStanford B0000

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardPPBE %M %H %
California2025-02-01✓313.33100%33%0%
Florida2025-02-01✓316.6767%67%33%
Great Lakes2025-02-01✓611.6783%33%0%
Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01✓615.0083%33%33%
Midwest2025-02-01✓616.67100%50%17%
North2025-02-01✓310.00100%0%0%
Northeast2025-02-01✓58.0040%40%0%
Overflow2025-02-01✓512.0080%40%0%
South Central2025-02-01✓210.00100%0%0%
Southeast2025-02-01✓33.3333%0%0%
UK2025-02-01✓1015.0080%50%20%
Upper Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01✓714.2971%57%14%
Upstate NY2025-02-01✓313.33100%33%0%