Home > HistoryHistory of Famous Cities Report a question What’s wrong with this question? You cannot submit an empty report. Please add some details. 0% History of Famous Cities 1. Which city was the center of the Renaissance? Florence Venice Rome Milan 2. Which city is considered the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world? Damascus Babylon Thebes Jericho 3. Which city was founded by Alexander the Great in Egypt? Alexandria Memphis Thebes Giza 4. Which city was heavily bombed during World War II and later became a symbol of peace? Rome Dresden Berlin Hiroshima 5. What was the name of the capital city of the Aztec Empire? Cusco Tenochtitlan Lima Quito 6. Which city was the capital of the Byzantine Empire? Alexandria Constantinople Athens Rome 7. In which year was Rome traditionally founded? 509 BC 800 BC 600 BC 753 BC 8. Which European city was divided by a wall from 1961 to 1989? London Berlin Paris Moscow 9. Which ancient civilization built the city of Machu Picchu? Incas Romans Mayans Aztecs 10. Which city was the capital of the Mughal Empire during Akbarโs reign? Agra Hyderabad Lahore Delhi 11. Which city was formerly known as Byzantium and Constantinople? Baghdad Cairo Istanbul Athens 12. Which ancient city was buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD? Pompeii Delphi Athens Sparta 13. Which city became the capital of unified Germany in 1871? Berlin Hamburg Munich Frankfurt 14. Which city hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896? London Madrid Paris Athens 15. What city was known as Edo before it was renamed? Bangkok Tokyo Seoul Kyoto 16. Which city was the hub of Islamic Golden Age learning and culture in the 8th century? Tehran Istanbul Cairo Baghdad 17. In which city was the Declaration of Independence signed in 1776? Boston Washington D.C. Philadelphia New York 18. Which famous wall was built to protect Beijing from invasions? Hadrian's Wall Great Wall of China Berlin Wall Western Wall Your score is The average score is 44% 0% Restart quiz
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