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Church of the East, a Rare card
The Church of the East or the East Syriac Church, is one of three major branches of Eastern Nicene Christianity that arose from the Christological controversies in the 5th century and the 6th century, alongside that of Miaphysitism and Chalcedonian Christianity.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 88
- DEF
- 89
- Power
- 177
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 340,000
Power 177 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Church of the East quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Church of the East card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
During the early modern period, a series of ______ gave rise to rival patriarchates, sometimes two, sometimes three.
Answer
schisms. During the early modern period, a series of schisms gave rise to rival patriarchates, sometimes two, sometimes three. From the Church of the East article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Polygamy. Polygamy 91 · Church of the East 88 · Campania 85 · Jonah Lomu 81 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.
- Having its origins in Mesopotamia during the time of the Parthian Empire, the Church of the East developed its own unique form of Christian theology and liturgy.
- During the early modern period, a series of schisms gave rise to rival patriarchates, sometimes two, sometimes three.
- In the latter half of the 20th century, the traditionalist patriarchate of the church underwent a split into two rival patriarchates, namely the Assyrian Church of the East and the Ancient Church of the East, which continue to follow the traditional theology and liturgy of the mother church.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Church of the East article was read about 340,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 88 and blocks with 89: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
How to get Church of the East
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Church of the East (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Baomi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
