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Modern Cities by History (Tile Select) #1
Select all of the modern cities that fit each historical description.
Including provisional capitals for #4.
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Last updated: November 6, 2020
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| First submitted | October 30, 2020 |
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Question 1 of 5
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Cities that have hosted the Summer Olympic Games
Osaka
Madrid
Auckland
Vienna
Rome
Jakarta
Munich
Oslo
Montreal
Seoul
New York
Copenhagen
Antwerp
Sao Paulo
Shanghai
Helsinki
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Antwerp, 1920; Helsinki, 1952; Melbourne, 1956; Rome, 1960; Munich, 1972; Montreal, 1976; Seoul, 1988.
Question 2 of 5
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Cities that were conquered by the Ottoman Empire
Zagreb
Venice
Granada
Mecca
Aden
Ardabil
Ohrid
Mumbai
Asmara
Baku
Isfahan
Kazan
Kuwait City
Thessaloniki
Tashkent
Plovdiv
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Plovdiv, 1364; Ohrid, 1395; Thessaloniki, 1430; Ardabil, 1514; Mecca, 1517; Aden, 1538; Baku, 1578.
Question 3 of 5
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Cities that were once, or are located on the site of, a Roman or Byzantine capital
Byblos
Rome
Alexandria
İzmit
Damascus
Milan
Nicosia
Florence
Sofia
Ravenna
Tripoli
Istanbul
Antalya
Izmir
Avignon
Turin
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NO
Rome was the capital of the Roman Empire for the greatest amount of time, and the same can be said for Constantinople (Istanbul) as the capital of the Eastern Roman (and Byzantine) Empire. Mediolanum, which used to exist on the spot where Milan stands today, was the capital of the Western Roman Empire between 286 and 402, while Ravenna was the capital from 402 to 476. Nicomedia, which stood on the same spot as modern İzmit, was the eastern capital of the Roman Empire from 286 to 330.
Question 4 of 5
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Cities that were national capitals in South America in 1830
Paramaribo
Quito
Cayenne
Bogotá
Caracas
Montevideo
Asunción
Rio de Janeiro
Buenos Aires
La Paz
Lima
Sao Paulo
Georgetown
Santiago
Manaus
Belo Horizonte
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Bogotá was the capital of Gran Colombia, Buenos Aires was the capital of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata and Rio was the capital of the Empire of Brazil. Peru, Chile, Ecuador and Uruguay existed in 1830, and had the same capitals that they have today.
Question 5 of 5
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Cities that were founded after 1800
Nur-Sultan
Islamabad
Tirana
Sydney
Brasília
Nairobi
Bonn
Cape Town
Mogadishu
Haifa
Busan
Budapest
St. Louis
Ashgabat
Vladivostok
Recife
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Nur-sultan was founded first, as Akmoly in 1830. Vladivostok was founded in 1860, followed by Budapest, which formed in 1873 from the unification of Buda, Pest and Óbuda. Next was Ashgabat, which was founded in 1881. Nairobi was founded in 1899. Brasília was build in the 1950s and completed in 1960, while construction of Islamabad began during that same year. Essential development work for the city was completed in 1966.
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Crem
+2
Level 68
Oct 30, 2020
Are you sure about Quito in question 4? As far as I know, Ecuador declared independence from the Gran Colombia in 1830 (with Quito as its capital)
MaxStickies
+2
Level 79
Oct 30, 2020
Yes, turns out it did. Has been changed.
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