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In this task you will be given a text passage from a trivia quiz. You should choose the category this question belongs to from these categories: History, Science, Social Science, Fine Arts, Literature. You can only choose one category, so if in doubt, please choose the closest match.
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The earliest discovered writings on these were in the Hittite language and were authored by Kikkuli of Mitanni, while Gryson, an expert on these, helped Xenophon to write two treatises on the subject. Tupac Amaru II and Francois Ravaillac were both executed using four of these, and one of these named Incitatus was legendarily appointed as a Roman senator by Caligula. The Avars brought an invention that eased their use to Europe, and huge masses of these were instrumental in saving the French army at Eylau. Many cities were named after of these owned by Alexander the Great, Bucephalus. For 10 points, name these animals used to transport hussars and knights.
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Literature


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In a Gustave Caillebotte painting named for one of these objects, a dog walks by a man who holds his\n head in his hands. Silvano Vinceti claimed that the numbers two and seven were hidden in one of these\n objects in the background of the Mona Lisa. The title fireworks show of James Whistler's Nocturne in\n Black and Gold takes place over one of these objects. One of these objects named "Maidenhead" is thought\n to have inspired the one J.M.W. Turner painted in Rain, Steam and Speed. A Japanese inspired structure of\n this type at Giverny was often painted alongside water lilies by Claude Monet. For 10 points, name these\n structures which Canaletto often painted crossing the canals of Venice.
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Fine Arts


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These people were defeated at the battle of Third Battle of Homs, after winning the first two battles of that same name. Tamerlane became hostile to Barkuk, the founder of one branch of this dynasty. Tuman Bey, the last sultan of this dynasty, suffered a stunning defeat at the battle of Ridyana. Earlier, they ended the expansion at the Ilkhanate when Kitquba was defeated at the Battle of Ayn Jalut by Baybars. In 1811, Muhammad Ali invited a few hundred of them to his court for a celebration but ambushed and slaughtered them on the way to his palace. They overthrew their Ayuubid masters after Aybak was killed and Qutuz took power, establishing the Bahri dynasty. For ten points, name this military caste of Islamic slaves who ruled Egypt from 1250 to 1517.
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History