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Latin translations of the 12th century, an Uncommon card
Latin translations of the 12th century were spurred by a major search by European scholars for new learning unavailable in western Europe at the time, their search led them to areas of southern Europe, particularly in central Spain and Sicily, which recently had come under Christian rule following their reconquest in…
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 73
- DEF
- 71
- Power
- 144
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 20,000
Power 144 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Latin translations of the 12th century quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Latin translations of the 12th century card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Paul Keres. Paul Keres 79 · Mathias Christiansen 76 · Latin translations of the 12th century 73 · Chad Basin 67 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Lorenzo Ghiberti. Lorenzo Ghiberti 31,000 · Latin translations of the 12th century 20,000 · George Maciunas 16,000 · Amos Gitai 12,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- These areas had been under Muslim rule for a considerable time, and still had substantial Arabic-speaking populations to support their search.
- The combination of this accumulated knowledge and the substantial numbers of Arabic-speaking scholars there made these areas intellectually attractive, as well as culturally and politically accessible to Latin scholars.
- A typical story is that of Gerard of Cremona, who is said to have made his way to Toledo, well after its reconquest by Christians in 1085, because he: arrived at a knowledge of each part of [philosophy] according to the study of the Latins, nevertheless, because of his love for the Almagest, which he did not find at all amongst the Latins, he made his way to Toledo, where seeing an abundance of…
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Latin translations of the 12th century 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 73 and blocks with 71: each hit it takes is cut by 28 %.
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