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Important Cities In History - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 51 times
- The average score is 45 of 60
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| Greek Birthplace of many western philosophies and cultural arts | Athens | 100%
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| Capital of Prussia, Nazi Germany, and split into East and West after WWII, unified in 1990, known for it's Brandenburg Gate | Berlin | 100%
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| One of the many capitals of Ancient Egypt, 2nd largest city in all of Africa, Known for their pyramids and last ancient wonder of the world | Cairo | 100%
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| Ancient name was Byzantium, located on the Bosphorus, capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, now called Istanbul, sacked by crusaders during the 4th Crusade | Constantinople | 100%
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| Capital of the Largest Empire on Earth, during WWII it experienced the "Blitz", Start of the Industrial Revolution, Romans named it "Londinium" | London | 100%
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| Capital of the newly formed Soviet Union, Heart of communism during the Cold War, the Kremlin | Moscow | 100%
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| Capital of the French Empire, French Revolution | Paris | 100%
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| City Rival of the Above, fought them during the Punic Wars, Hannibal, Located in Modern-day Tunisia | Carthage | 98%
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| Spanish city now capital, moved from Toledo, Capital of the Spanish Empire | Madrid | 98%
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| City formed around 7 Hills on the Tiber River, grew to be one the Largest Empires in history known for it's Legions, art and literature, SPQR | Rome | 98%
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| Start of the Communist revolution in Russia, changed from Petrograd | St Petersburg | 98%
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| Holiest city in Judaism, 3rd in Islam, Dome of the Rock and capital of Israel and Palestine | Jerusalem | 96%
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| Current Capital of India | Delhi | 93%
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| Holiest City in Islam, birthplace of Muhammad, the Hajj | Mecca | 93%
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| Capital of the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth, Poland and site mass german bombings during WWII | Warsaw | 93%
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| It's Library was burned down 48 B.C, named after Alexander the Great, it's Lighthouse was on the 7 Ancient Wonders of the World | Alexandria | 91%
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| Current capital of Communist China, Tiananmen Square massacre | Beijing | 91%
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| The oldest continually inhabited city in the world, now capital of Syria, and the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate | Damascus | 91%
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| City state, known for it's trading and maritime dominance over the Mediterranean, rivals of Genoa, streets formed of canals | Venice | 91%
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| Danish capital, surrounding area was important for viking trades and raids | Copenhagen | 89%
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| Japanese "East Imperial Capital" | Tokyo | 89%
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| Site of the first ever use of a Nuclear Weapon on another nation | Hiroshima | 87%
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| Usually the most visited City in the world, known for its Siamese Culture | Bangkok | 84%
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| Important British Port located in Southern China, given back in 1997 | Hong Kong | 84%
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| Mesopotamian city-state, famous for it's hanging gardens and conquest of Judah | Babylon | 82%
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| Ancient capital of Vietnam, was also the Capital of North Vietnam | Hanoi | 82%
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| Most Important Caribbean Port for the Spanish Empire, now capital of Cuba | Havana | 82%
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| 2nd richest Capital in the World and the United State's Most Important city | New York City | 82%
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| Holds the Panama Canal, named after the nation it resides in | Panama City | 82%
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| 2nd Holiest City in Islam, burial site of Muhammad | Medina | 80%
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| First Capital of the United States, Liberty Hall | Philadelphia | 80%
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| Trading capital of the Portuguese Empire, 2nd largest city in Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | 80%
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| Located on the very Southern tip of Africa, Important Trading hub now and the British, Dutch and Portuguese Empires | Cape Town | 78%
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| Most Important Spanish Pacific Trading port, now the capital of Peru | Lima | 78%
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| Capital of Mughal Empire, site of Taj Mahal | Agra | 76%
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| Site of the most deadliest battle in Human History, now called Volgograd | Stalingrad | 76%
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| Capital of Several Chinese Dynasties, was "raped" in WWII by Japanese Soldiers | Nanking | 73%
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| Last Muslim stronghold to be conquered by the Spanish, famous for the Alhambra | Granada | 69%
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| The "Lion City", arguably the busiest trading port in the World | Singapore | 69%
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| Capital of the Khmer Empire, known for it's Wat | Angkor | 67%
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| Most populous City in Africa, site of one of the largest Slave Ports in Africa | Lagos | 67%
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| Capital of TIbet and TIbetan Empires, before 1959, was the home of the Dalai Lama | Lhasa | 67%
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| Important city of Islam, known for it's House of Wisdom, center of the Golden Age of Islam, and Capital of the Abbasid Dynasty | Baghdad | 64%
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| West-African city where several freed African American slaves returned to Africa | Monrovia | 64%
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| HQ of the African Union, known for being the "Political Capital of Africa" | Addis Ababa | 62%
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| Middle eastern capital of the Omani Empire, which stretched all the way down to Modern-day Tanzania | Muscat | 62%
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| Capital of the Inca Empire, near Machu Picchu | Cuzco | 60%
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| Departure point from the Silk Road into the Middle East, site of the Terracotta Army | Xi'an | 60%
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| First ever established European Settlement in the Americas (More so the Carribean) | Santo Domingo | 53%
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| Built on a lake, famous for its blood sacrifices and capital of the Aztec Empire, now Mexico City | Tenochtitlan | 51%
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| Most Important city in the Middle Ages Sahara, holds the Great Mosque of Djenne | Timbuktu | 51%
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| One of the Largest settlements of Phoenicians, major trading hub in ancient times | Tyre | 51%
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| (disputed) Holder for the oldest city ever established, (now more of a town), located in the Palestinian West bank | Jericho | 49%
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| Capital of Sumer, Famous for its Ziggurat | Ur | 49%
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| Shares it's name on the famous island it's on, capital of the Omani Empire for a while and home of the Sultan | Zanzibar | 49%
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| Site of the First battle in the American Revolution, located near Plymouth | Boston | 42%
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| Soviet city, site of the largest tank battle ever fought, WW2 | Kursk | 42%
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| Ceremonial Capital of the Achaemenid Empire, renamed by Alexander the Great | Persepolis | 38%
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| Most powerful mayan city-state, known for it's Pyramids | Tikal | 20%
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| Site of an important Indian Massacre, caused by British Soldiers | Amritsar | 18%
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