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Answer the following about the Wáng·gōng·chǎng Explosion, which killed 20,000 people in Beijing and decimated the Míng dynasty’s arsenal, for 10 points each.
[10m] Much of the arsenal’s weaponry was being used to repel invasions by this chieftain, who authored the Seven Grievances against Míng rule and united the Manchu under the Eight Banners.
ANSWER: Nurhaci (“noor-hah-CHEE”) [or Nǔ’ěrhāchì or Nurgaci; accept Emperor Tàizǔ of Qīng]
[10e] The explosion was seen as a divine rejection of Wèi Zhōngxián (“way JONG-sh’yen”), a despotic “court” one of these people. The Muslim explorer Zhèng Hé (“JUNG huh”) was also one of these castrated officials.
ANSWER: eunuchs [or huànguān]
[10h] A “clique” named after this academy attacked the Tiānqǐ (“t’YEN-chee”) Emperor for his overreliance on Wèi Zhōngxián and the wet nurse Madame Kè (“kuh”). Yáng Shí named this academy, founded in 1111, after a temple situated at the foot of Mount Lú.
ANSWER: Donglin Academy [or Dōnglín Shūyuàn; or Guishan Academy or Guīshān Shūyuàn; accept Donglin movement; accept Donglin Temple; prompt on Eastern Grove Academy or Turtle Mountain Academy]
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Arizona StateWaterloo B010010E
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MITWUSTL A1010020ME
MarylandHarvard010010E
MinnesotaMichigan010010E
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VirginiaIllinois A1010020ME
Waterloo ANorth Carolina A1010020ME
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2025 ACF NationalsYes2015.50100%45%10%