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History of the Kurds, an Uncommon card
The Kurds are an Iranian ethnic group in the Middle East. They have historically inhabited the mountainous areas to the south of Lake Van and Lake Urmia, a geographical area collectively referred to as Kurdistan.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 85
- DEF
- 92
- Power
- 177
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 58,000
Power 177 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
History of the Kurds quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the History of the Kurds card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Most Kurds speak ______ Kurdish Kurmanji Kurdish and Central Kurdish.
Answer
Northern. Most Kurds speak Northern Kurdish Kurmanji Kurdish and Central Kurdish. From the History of the Kurds article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
History of theatre. History of theatre 93 · History of the Kurds 85 · Louis Agassiz 82 · Ājīvika 77 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.
- Most Kurds speak Northern Kurdish Kurmanji Kurdish and Central Kurdish.
- There are various hypotheses as to predecessor populations of the Kurds, such as the Carduchoi of Classical Antiquity.
- The earliest known Kurdish dynasties under Islamic rule are the Hasanwayhids, the Marwanids, the Rawadids, the Shaddadids, followed by the Ayyubid dynasty founded by Saladin.
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 Kurds article was read about 58,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 85 and blocks with 92: each hit it takes is cut by 37 %.
How to get History of the Kurds
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Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below History of the Kurds in the power ranking, all domains together.
- KTXUncommon · Society · ATK 87 DEF 90
- Louis AgassizUncommon · Science · ATK 82 DEF 95
- Georgi PlekhanovUncommon · History · ATK 77 DEF 100
- Islamic philosophyUncommon · Science · ATK 89 DEF 88
- EnantiornithesUncommon · Nature · ATK 87 DEF 90
- History of theatreUncommon · History · ATK 93 DEF 84
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, History of the Kurds (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Taysheyi, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
