Largest Cities Throughout History - Statistics

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Year	Population	Answer	Modern-Day Country	% Correct
1900	6600000	London	United Kingdom	96%
1720	688000-1000000	Edo(tokyo)	Japan	92%
		Rome	Italy	92%
1 AD	1000000	Rome	Italy	92%
500	450000	Constantinople	Turkey	90%
2000	26400000	Tokyo	Japan	90%
		Alexandria	Egypt	88%
200 BCE	300000	Alexandria	Egypt	88%
100 BCE	400000	Alexandria	Egypt	88%
1500	678000	Beijing	China	78%
600	600000	Daxing(Chang'an)	China	65%
1750 BCE	65000	Babylon	Iraq	63%
1200 BCE	80000	Babylon	Iraq	63%
600 BCE	125000	Babylon	Iraq	63%
300 BCE	150000	Babylon	Iraq	63%
1400	500000	Jinling(Nanjing)	China	41%
		Memphis	Egypt	39%
2000 BCE	60000	Memphis	Egypt	39%
1100 BC	50000	Memphis	Egypt	39%
		Ur	Iraq	27%
		Thebes	Egypt	20%
		Thebes	Egypt	20%
		Thebes	Egypt	20%
1000 BCE	50000	Thebes	Egypt	20%
1200	1000000	Hangzhou	China	16%
1300	800000	Hangzhou	China	16%
1000	1000000	Kaifeng	China	16%
700 BCE	100000	Nineveh	Iraq	14%
4000 BCE	5000	Uruk	Iraq	12%
3500 BCE	8000	Uruk	Iraq	12%
3000 BCE	45000	Uruk	Iraq	12%
1500 BCE	75000	Uruk	Iraq	12%
2250 BCE	35000	Akkad	Iraq	8%
		Susa	Iran	6%
5000 BCE	4000	Tell Brak	Syria	6%
		Tell Brak	Syria	6%
		Tell Brak	Syria	6%
		Basta	Jordan	4%
7000 BCE	1000	Beidha	Jordan	4%
		Catalhoyuk	Turkey	4%
1210	600000	Gurganj	Turkmenistan	4%
8000 BCE	500	Mureybet	Syria	4%
800 BCE	75000	Nimrud	Iraq	4%
		Tanis	Egypt	4%
		Xinxu	China	4%

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