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History of glass, an Uncommon card
The history of glass-making dates back to around the mid-third millennium BCE.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 76
- DEF
- 88
- Power
- 164
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 81,000
Power 164 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
History of glass quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the History of glass card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Archaeological evidence suggests that the first true glass was made in Syria, ______ or ancient Egypt.
Answer
Mesopotamia. Archaeological evidence suggests that the first true glass was made in Syria, Mesopotamia or ancient Egypt. From the History of glass article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Dan Gurney. Dan Gurney 87 · Ryan Routh 84 · Hugo Grotius 81 · History of glass 76 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.
- Archaeological evidence suggests that the first true glass was made in Syria, Mesopotamia or ancient Egypt.
- The earliest known glass objects, of the mid 2,000 BCE, were beads, perhaps initially created as the accidental by-products of metal-working or during the production of faience, a pre-glass vitreous material made by a process similar to glazing.
- Glass products remained a luxury until the disasters that overtook the late Bronze Age civilizations seemingly brought glass-making to a halt.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The History of glass article was read about 81,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 76 and blocks with 88: each hit it takes is cut by 35 %.
How to get History of glass
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More History cards
Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below History of glass in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Hugo GrotiusUncommon · History · ATK 81 DEF 83
- Noam DarUncommon · Society · ATK 81 DEF 83
- YajurvedaUncommon · Arts · ATK 75 DEF 89
- Éver BanegaUncommon · Society · ATK 76 DEF 88
- AirlinerUncommon · Science · ATK 81 DEF 83
- Tom CreanUncommon · History · ATK 74 DEF 90
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, History of glass (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown artist Unknown artist, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
