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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"
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London
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Capital of the French Empire, French Revolution
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Paris
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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
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Berlin
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Start of the Communist revolution in Russia, changed from Petrograd
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St Petersburg
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Capital of the newly formed Soviet Union, Heart of communism during the Cold War, the Kremlin
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Moscow
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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
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Rome
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City Rival of the Above, fought them during the Punic Wars, Hannibal, Located in Modern-day Tunisia |
Carthage
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Spanish city now capital, moved from Toledo, Capital of the Spanish Empire
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Madrid
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City state, known for it's trading and maritime dominance over the Mediterranean, rivals of Genoa, streets formed of canals
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Venice
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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
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Constantinople
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Greek Birthplace of many western philosophies and cultural arts
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Athens
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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
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Cairo
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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
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Baghdad
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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
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Alexandria
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The oldest continually inhabited city in the world, now capital of Syria, and the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate
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Damascus
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Holiest city in Judaism, 3rd in Islam, Dome of the Rock and capital of Israel and Palestine
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Jerusalem
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Holiest City in Islam, birthplace of Muhammad, the Hajj
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Mecca
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2nd Holiest City in Islam, burial site of Muhammad
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Medina
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One of the Largest settlements of Phoenicians, major trading hub in ancient times
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Tyre
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(disputed) Holder for the oldest city ever established, (now more of a town), located in the Palestinian West bank
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Jericho
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Soviet city, site of the largest tank battle ever fought, WW2
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Kursk
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Capital of the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth, Poland and site mass german bombings during WWII
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Warsaw
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Danish capital, surrounding area was important for viking trades and raids
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Copenhagen
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Last Muslim stronghold to be conquered by the Spanish, famous for the Alhambra
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Granada
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Middle eastern capital of the Omani Empire, which stretched all the way down to Modern-day Tanzania
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Muscat
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Mesopotamian city-state, famous for it's hanging gardens and conquest of Judah
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Babylon
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Ceremonial Capital of the Achaemenid Empire, renamed by Alexander the Great
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Persepolis
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Capital of Sumer, Famous for its Ziggurat
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Ur
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Current Capital of India
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Delhi
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Capital of Mughal Empire, site of Taj Mahal
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Agra
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Site of an important Indian Massacre, caused by British Soldiers
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Amritsar
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Capital of TIbet and TIbetan Empires, before 1959, was the home of the Dalai Lama
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Lhasa
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Capital of Several Chinese Dynasties, was "raped" in WWII by Japanese Soldiers
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Nanking
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Current capital of Communist China, Tiananmen Square massacre
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Beijing
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Important British Port located in Southern China, given back in 1997
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Hong Kong
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Departure point from the Silk Road into the Middle East, site of the Terracotta Army
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Xi'an
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Japanese "East Imperial Capital"
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Tokyo
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Site of the first ever use of a Nuclear Weapon on another nation
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Hiroshima
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Usually the most visited City in the world, known for its Siamese Culture
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Bangkok
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Capital of the Khmer Empire, known for it's Wat
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Angkor
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Ancient capital of Vietnam, was also the Capital of North Vietnam
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Hanoi
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The "Lion City", arguably the busiest trading port in the World
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Singapore
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HQ of the African Union, known for being the "Political Capital of Africa"
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Addis Ababa
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West-African city where several freed African American slaves returned to Africa
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Monrovia
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Most Important city in the Middle Ages Sahara, holds the Great Mosque of Djenne
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Timbuktu
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Most populous City in Africa, site of one of the largest Slave Ports in Africa
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Lagos
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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
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Zanzibar
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Located on the very Southern tip of Africa, Important Trading hub now and the British, Dutch and Portuguese Empires
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Cape Town
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First ever established European Settlement in the Americas (More so the Carribean)
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Santo Domingo
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Built on a lake, famous for its blood sacrifices and capital of the Aztec Empire, now Mexico City
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Tenochtitlan
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Most powerful mayan city-state, known for it's Pyramids
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Tikal
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Most Important Caribbean Port for the Spanish Empire, now capital of Cuba
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Havana
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Holds the Panama Canal, named after the nation it resides in
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Panama City
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Capital of the Inca Empire, near Machu Picchu
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Cuzco
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Most Important Spanish Pacific Trading port, now the capital of Peru
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Lima
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Trading capital of the Portuguese Empire, 2nd largest city in Brazil
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Rio de Janeiro
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Site of the First battle in the American Revolution, located near Plymouth
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Boston
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2nd richest Capital in the World and the United State's Most Important city
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New York City
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First Capital of the United States, Liberty Hall
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Philadelphia
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Site of the most deadliest battle in Human History, now called Volgograd
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Stalingrad
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