Indus Valley Civilization - 2024 PACE NSC

Question

At this civilization’s trading post of Shortugai, archaeologists found carnelian beads that resembled those made at Dholavira. For 10 points each:

[10h] Name this civilization which scholars associate with the Sumerian trading partner Meluhha. A bronze sculpture produced by this civilization depicts a performer wearing bangles.

ANSWER: Indus Valley Civilization [or IVC; or Harappan Civilization] (The sculpture is Dancing Girl.)

[10e] Shortugai was situated near mines of this semi-precious blue stone, once thought to be used in Babylon’s Ishtar Gate.

ANSWER: lapis lazuli

[10m] Some scholars have argued that the Harappans spoke a precursor to this language family based on similarities between “Meluhha” and a word for sesame. Rulers of the Chola Empire spoke a language from this family.

ANSWER: Dravidian languages [accept Proto-Dravidian; reject “Tamil”] (The language is Tamil.)

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Data

Team	Opponent	Part 1	Part 2	Part 3	Total
Beavercreek	Chattahoochee	10	10	10	30
Bloomington	Choate Rosemary Hall	0	10	0	10
Canyon Crest	Thomas Jefferson A	0	10	10	20
Carbondale	St. Xavier	0	10	10	20
Carl Sandburg	Durham AT	10	10	0	20
Cincinnati Hills	Innovation Academy B	10	10	0	20
Detroit Catholic Central C	Detroit Catholic Central A	0	10	0	10
Downingtown STEM	McLean B	10	10	10	30
DuPage County AT	Okemos	10	10	10	30
Freeman	Detroit Catholic Central B	10	10	0	20
Hastings	Strake Jesuit	10	10	10	30
Hoover A	Hunter A	10	10	10	30
Hoover B	Saint Joseph	0	10	10	20
Hunter B	Northmont B	10	10	10	30
James W. Robinson	Stevenson A	0	0	0	0
Johns Creek A	Innovation Academy A	10	10	0	20
Johns Creek B	Lambert	0	10	0	10
Kinkaid	Georgetown Day	10	10	10	30
Lightridge	Great Valley	10	0	0	10
Livingston A	Heights	0	10	10	20
Maggie Walker A	Belmont	10	10	10	30
Maggie Walker B	Norfolk Academic Guild	10	10	0	20
Maggie Walker C	Stevenson B	0	10	0	10
McLean A	Thomas Jefferson C	10	10	0	20
Mexico	Winston Churchill B	10	10	0	20
Owensboro	Elkhorn North	0	10	0	10
Richard Montgomery A	Winston Churchill A	0	10	0	10
Seven Lakes	William Fremd	0	10	10	20
Solon	Richard Montgomery B	10	10	10	30
St. Mark's	Northmont A	10	10	10	30
St. Thomas	Lindbergh	10	10	0	20
Thomas Jefferson B	Alabama Cyber Tech	10	10	10	30
Thomas Jefferson D	Barrington	10	10	0	20
University Lab	Livingston B	10	10	10	30
Walter Payton A	West Point	10	10	10	30
Walter Payton B	Fairfield County AT	0	10	10	20

Summary

Tournament	Edition	Exact Match?	Heard	PPB	Easy %	Medium %	Hard %
2024 PACE NSC	06/08/2024	Y	36	21.11	94%	53%	64%