Round 4: Tossup 2

The Nazcas accessed this good through spiral-shaped “ojos” (“OH-hoes”) built into puquios (“POO-kee-yohs”). Song-era Kaifeng housed the largest pre-modern example of a device named for this good, which the Greeks referred to as a clepsydra. Richard Arkwright designed a powered device named for this good that produced stronger yarn than the spinning jenny. (-5[1])Inscriptions (-5[1])from Sennacherib’s (-5[1])(“seh-NAK-eh-rib’s”) reign refer to a screw design for moving this good (10[1]-5[1])that is often attributed (10[1])to Archimedes. (10[1])The Persians developed an early (10[1])“wheel” named for this good that was adapted by medieval Europeans to mill grain. For 10 points, name this liquid that’s heated to power steam engines. (10[1])■END■ (10[4])

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