Statistics for Greatest Cities in History

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Year	Civilization	Modern-Day Location	City	% Correct
1450	Ming Dynasty	China	Beijing	97%
500 AD	Byzantine Empire	Turkey	Constantinople / Istanbul	97%
1841	British Empire	United Kingdom	London	97%
1965	Modern Japan	Japan	Tokyo	97%
100 BC	Roman Empire	Italy	Rome	95%
1925	United States	United States	New York City	92%
300 BC	Ptolemaic Egypt	Egypt	Alexandria	89%
1770 BC	Babylonian Empire	Iraq	Babylon	84%
1500 BC	Ancient Egypt	Egypt	Thebes / Luxor	72%
600 AD	Tang Dynasty	China	Chang'an / Xi'an	63%
2250 BC	Ancient Egypt	Egypt	Memphis	53%
1400	Ming Dynasty	China	Nanjing	52%
1200	Southern Song Dynasty	China	Hangzhou	26%
700 BC	Neo-Assyrian Empire	Iraq	Nineveh	25%
3300 BC	Sumer	Iraq	Uruk	24%
1000	Northern Song Dynasty	China	Kaifeng	15%
800 BC	Neo-Assyrian Empire	Iraq	Nimrud	5%