1. The world's largest city in 1850 A.D., with 2.3 million people (and the first city in the worldto exceed a population size of 2 million), was the greater metropolitan area of:A. New York City, U.S.A.B. London, EnglandC. Baghdad, IraqD. Tokyo, JapanE. Rome, Italy

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1. The world's largest city in 1850 A.D., with 2.3 million people (and the first city in the world to exceed a population size of 2 million), was the greater metropolitan area of: A. New York City, U.S..A. B. London, England C. Baghdad, Iraq D. Tokyo, Japan E. Rome, Italy