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Ernest Renan, an Uncommon card
Joseph Ernest Renan was a French Orientalist and Semitic scholar, writing on Semitic languages and civilizations, historian of religion, philologist, philosopher, biblical scholar, and critic.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 78
- DEF
- 86
- Power
- 164
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 56,000
Power 164 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Ernest Renan quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Ernest Renan card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
On this basis he alleged that the Jews were "an incomplete race." He led an ______ expedition "Mission to Phoenicia.
Answer
archaeological. On this basis he alleged that the Jews were "an incomplete race." He led an archaeological expedition "Mission to Phoenicia. From the Ernest Renan article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
English as a second or foreign language. English as a second or foreign language 87 · Contact mechanics 81 · Ernest Renan 78 · Ghrelin 75 ATK in WikiCards.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He wrote works on the origins of early Christianity, and espoused popular political theories especially concerning nationalism, national identity, and the superiority of White people over other human races.
- Renan is among the first scholars to advance the Khazar theory, which held that Ashkenazi Jews were descendants of the Khazars, Turkic peoples who had adopted the Jewish religion and allegedly migrated to central and eastern Europe following the collapse of their khanate.
- On this basis he alleged that the Jews were "an incomplete race." He led an archaeological expedition "Mission to Phoenicia.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Ernest Renan article was read about 56,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 78 and blocks with 86: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get Ernest Renan
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Ernest Renan (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Antoine Samuel Adam-Salomon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
