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History of the Assyrians, an Uncommon card
The history of the Assyrians encompasses nearly five millennia, covering the history of the ancient Mesopotamian civilization of Assyria, including its territory, culture and people, as well as the later history of the Assyrian people after the fall of the Neo-Assyrian Empire in 609 BC.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 92
- DEF
- 100
- Power
- 192
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 20,000
Power 192 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 95 % of WikiCards cards.
History of the Assyrians quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the History of the Assyrians card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Assyria gets its name from the ______ city of Assur, founded c. 2600 BC.
Answer
ancient. Assyria gets its name from the ancient city of Assur, founded c. 2600 BC. From the History of the Assyrians article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Anthony Joshua. Anthony Joshua 4,600,000 · Dan Fouts 130,000 · Arequipa 98,000 · History of the Assyrians 20,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- For purposes of historiography, ancient Assyrian history is often divided by modern researchers, based on political events and gradual changes in language, into the Early Assyrian, Old Assyrian, Middle Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian and post-imperial (609 BC–c.
- AD 240) periods, Sassanid era Asoristan from 240 AD until 637 AD and the post Islamic Conquest period until the present day.
- Assyria gets its name from the ancient city of Assur, founded c. 2600 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 the Assyrians article was read about 20,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 92 and blocks with 100: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, History of the Assyrians (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : TYalaA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
