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History of Ireland, an Uncommon card
The first evidence of human presence in Ireland dates to around 34,000 years ago, with further findings dating the presence of Homo sapiens to 7,000 BC.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 87
- DEF
- 79
- Power
- 166
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 190,000
Power 166 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
History of Ireland quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the History of Ireland card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The ______ La Tène culture brought new styles and practices by 300 BC.
Answer
subsequent. The subsequent La Tène culture brought new styles and practices by 300 BC. From the History of Ireland article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The Irish Bronze Age proper begins around ____ BC and ends with the arrival of the Iron Age of the Celtic Hallstatt culture, beginning about 600 BC.
Answer
2000s. The Irish Bronze Age proper begins around 2000 BC and ends with the arrival of the Iron Age of the Celtic Hallstatt culture, beginning about 600 BC. From the History of Ireland article on Wikipedia.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The receding of the ice formed during the Younger Dryas cold phase of the Quaternary, around 9700 BC, heralds the beginning of Prehistoric Ireland, which includes the archaeological periods known as the Mesolithic, the Neolithic from about 4000 BC, and the Copper Age beginning around 2500 BC with the arrival of the Beaker Culture.
- The Irish Bronze Age proper begins around 2000 BC and ends with the arrival of the Iron Age of the Celtic Hallstatt culture, beginning about 600 BC.
- The subsequent La Tène culture brought new styles and practices by 300 BC.
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 Ireland article was read about 190,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 87 and blocks with 79: each hit it takes is cut by 32 %.
How to get History of Ireland
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, History of Ireland (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Nicolaes Visscher II, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
