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Spring and Autumn period, an Uncommon card
The Spring and Autumn period was a period in Chinese history corresponding roughly to the first half of the Eastern Zhou, characterized by the gradual erosion of royal power as local lords nominally subject to the Zhou exercised increasing political autonomy.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 79
- DEF
- 83
- Power
- 162
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 170,000
Power 162 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Spring and Autumn period quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Spring and Autumn period card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
During this period, local polities ______ their own alliances, waged wars against one another, up to defying the king's court in Luoyi.
Answer
negotiated. During this period, local polities negotiated their own alliances, waged wars against one another, up to defying the king's court in Luoyi. From the Spring and Autumn period article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Varna, Bulgaria. Varna, Bulgaria 87 · Peter Obi 82 · Spring and Autumn period 79 · Roman Forum 76 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Beat Generation. Beat Generation 350,000 · Michel de Montaigne 230,000 · Spring and Autumn period 170,000 · Kanishka 110,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The period's name derives from the Spring and Autumn Annals, a chronicle of the state of Lu between 722 and 481 BCE, which tradition associates with Confucius.
- During this period, local polities negotiated their own alliances, waged wars against one another, up to defying the king's court in Luoyi.
- The gradual Partition of Jin, one of the most powerful states, is generally considered to mark the end of the Spring and Autumn period and the beginning of the Warring States period.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Spring and Autumn period article was read about 170,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 79 and blocks with 83: each hit it takes is cut by 33 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, Spring and Autumn period (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Yug, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
