Shāng dynasty - Upper Mid-Atlantic

Round 2: Tossup 17

A five-stage archaeological sequence of styles composed primarily of objects from this polity was proposed by Max Loehr (“lurr”). A royal consort from this polity, whose head was later hung from a white flag to indicate that she had led to its downfall, supposedly prompted her husband to create a torture method involving walking over a greased metal beam heated with coal. (-5[1])After losing a battle, this polity’s final ruler committed suicide at the Deer Terrace Pavilion, (-5[1])which was legendarily home to excesses of meat and wine. (-5[1])The tomb of Fù Hǎo (“foo how”), a queen and general from this polity, was excavated in Ānyáng (“ahn-yahng”). The Hòumǔwù (-5[1])(“HO-moo-woo”) dǐng bronze vessel was found at this dynasty’s last capital, Yīn. This dynasty fell after the Battle of Mùyě (“moo-yeh”) in 1046 BCE. For 10 points, name this Chinese dynasty (-5[1])preceded by the Xià (“sh’yah”) and succeeded by the Zhōu (10[2]-5[1])■END■ (10[3]0[5])

ANSWER: Shāng dynasty [or Shāng cháo; accept Yīn dynasty or Yīn dài until “Yīn” is read; prompt on Èrlǐtóu or Èrlǐgǎng by asking “what dynasty?”] (Max Loehr presented a sequence of bronze styles. Dájǐ was the consort of Zhòu of Shāng.)

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Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Buzzpoint	Value
Sinecio Morales	Johns Hopkins A	Columbia C	60	-5
Jerry Vinokurov	John Jay College	Penn A	75	-5
Nathan Zhang	Cornell B	Vassar A	85	-5
Jem Burch	Yale A	George Washington A	103	-5
Taaj Rai	George Washington B	Columbia B	132	-5
William Broker	Haverford B	Maryland A	141	-5
Isaac Mammel	Maryland A	Haverford B	141	10
Danny Han	Penn A	John Jay College	141	10
Sam Macchi	Vassar A	Cornell B	142	10
Olin Bose	Columbia B	George Washington B	142	10
Elijah Scheinson	Columbia C	Johns Hopkins A	142	10
Gus Vanskike	Maryland B	NYU A	142	0
Saketh Dontaraju	NYU A	Maryland B	142	0
Hrishit Chaudhuri	NYU B	Haverford A	142	0
Audrey Cho	Haverford A	NYU B	142	0
Nicholas Lane	George Washington A	Yale A	142	0

Summary

Tournament	Edition	Match	Heard	Conv. %	Neg %	Avg. Buzz
California	2025-02-01	✓	3	100%	0%	100.67
Florida	2025-02-01	✓	3	100%	0%	107.33
Great Lakes	2025-02-01	✓	6	100%	33%	124.00
Midwest	2025-02-01	✓	6	100%	33%	97.33
North	2025-02-01	✓	3	67%	67%	142.00
Northeast	2025-02-01	✓	5	80%	0%	79.00
Overflow	2025-02-01	✓	5	80%	80%	130.00
South Central	2025-02-01	✓	2	100%	50%	142.00
Southeast	2025-02-01	✓	4	100%	0%	92.50
UK	2025-02-01	✓	10	80%	0%	101.25
Upper Mid-Atlantic	2025-02-01	✓	8	63%	75%	141.60
Upstate NY	2025-02-01	✓	3	67%	0%	116.00