Statistics for Greatest Cities in History

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Year	Civilization	Modern-Day Location	City	% Correct
1450	Ming Dynasty	China	Beijing	96%
500 AD	Byzantine Empire	Turkey	Constantinople / Istanbul	96%
1841	British Empire	United Kingdom	London	96%
1965	Modern Japan	Japan	Tokyo	96%
100 BC	Roman Empire	Italy	Rome	95%
1925	United States	United States	New York City	91%
300 BC	Ptolemaic Egypt	Egypt	Alexandria	88%
1770 BC	Babylonian Empire	Iraq	Babylon	83%
1500 BC	Ancient Egypt	Egypt	Thebes / Luxor	71%
600 AD	Tang Dynasty	China	Chang'an / Xi'an	63%
2250 BC	Ancient Egypt	Egypt	Memphis	52%
1400	Ming Dynasty	China	Nanjing	51%
1200	Southern Song Dynasty	China	Hangzhou	28%
700 BC	Neo-Assyrian Empire	Iraq	Nineveh	24%
3300 BC	Sumer	Iraq	Uruk	24%
1000	Northern Song Dynasty	China	Kaifeng	16%
800 BC	Neo-Assyrian Empire	Iraq	Nimrud	4%