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Ancient history of Yemen, an Uncommon card
The ancient history of Yemen or South Arabia is especially important as one of the oldest centers of civilization in the Near East.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 74
- DEF
- 71
- Power
- 145
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 16,000
Power 145 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Ancient history of Yemen quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Ancient history of Yemen card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Islam arrived in 630 CE and Yemen became part of the ______ Caliphate.
Answer
Muslim. Islam arrived in 630 CE and Yemen became part of the Muslim Caliphate. From the Ancient history of Yemen article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Anatoly Shariy. Anatoly Shariy 77 · Ancient history of Yemen 74 · Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz 71 · Cypress Lawn Memorial Park 66 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Its relatively fertile land and adequate rainfall in a moister climate helped sustain a stable population, a feature recognized by the ancient Greek geographer Ptolemy, who described Yemen as Eudaimon Arabia meaning Fortunate Arabia or Happy Arabia.
- Between the eighth century BCE and the sixth century CE, it was dominated by six main states which rivaled each other, or were allied with each other and controlled the lucrative spice trade: Saba', Ma'īn, Qatabān, Hadhramaut, Kingdom of Awsan, and the Himyarite Kingdom.
- Islam arrived in 630 CE and Yemen became part of the Muslim Caliphate.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Ancient history of Yemen article was read about 16,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 74 and blocks with 71: each hit it takes is cut by 28 %.
How to get Ancient history of Yemen
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Ancient history of Yemen (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : H. Grobe, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
