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Greek Dark Ages, a Rare card
The Greek Dark Ages was a period in Ancient Greece that was characterized by the collapse of Mycenaean civilization, where the palaces and cities of the Mycenaeans were either destroyed, abandoned, or both.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 70
- DEF
- 60
- Power
- 130
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 350,000
Power 130 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
Greek Dark Ages quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Greek Dark Ages card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
This period was part of the Late Bronze Age collapse, which affected much of the Eastern ______.
Answer
Mediterranean. This period was part of the Late Bronze Age collapse, which affected much of the Eastern Mediterranean. From the Greek Dark Ages article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Monica Witt. Monica Witt 660,000 · Greek Dark Ages 350,000 · Opfermoor Vogtei 2,000 · Don Scott 1,200 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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.
- This period was part of the Late Bronze Age collapse, which affected much of the Eastern Mediterranean.
- At around the same time, the Hittite civilization in Asia Minor also suffered serious disruption and collapse, with cities such as Troy being destroyed.
- Moreover, in Egypt, the New Kingdom fell into disarray, leading to the Third Intermediate Period of Egypt.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Greek Dark Ages article was read about 350,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 70 and blocks with 60: each hit it takes is cut by 24 %.
How to get Greek Dark Ages
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Greek Dark Ages (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Author Spruner von Merz, Karl, 1803-1892 Date 1855, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
