Statistics for Ancient Cities

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
This Egyptian city was founded by Alexander the Great	Alexandria	97%
First democracy in the world	Athens	97%
Important city for Muslims, Jews, and Christians	Jerusalem	96%
First city to reach one million people	Rome	95%
Home to the hanging gardens	Babylon	94%
The holiest city in Islam	Mecca	92%
The was the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire	Constantinople	91%
This Peloponnesian city was known for its massive army	Sparta	90%
This Italian city was where the renaissance began	Florence	86%
The Punic Wars were fought between the above and this city	Carthage	84%
City known for Sphinxes and Pyramids	Giza	81%
This has long been a capital of China	Beijing	78%
This British city was originally a Thermal Spa	Bath	75%
The Greeks founded this french port in 600 BC	Marseille	69%
Was destroyed along with Herculaneum in 70 AD	Pompeii	68%
This city was burned by the Greeks around 1000 BC	Troy	66%
Where the terra-cotta warriors are located	Chang'an	64%
The Olympics were originally held here	Olympia	60%
Luxor is now located on this ancient Egyptian City	Thebes	55%
This mayan city is home to the temple of El Castillo	Chichen Itza	32%
One of the New7Wonders cities on the Mediterranean Coast	Beirut	12%