Constantinople was the capital of the Eastern Roman or Byzantine Empire, and afterwards of the whole Roman Empire (its remainings), until it ended up falling under the dominance of the Ottomans in 1453.
The city was reinaugurated in year 324, from former Byzantium, and baptized again, after the name of the Emperor Constantine the Great. It became the new capital of the Roman Empire in 330.
The Eastern Roman Empire capital of Byzantium received a name change when it's famous emperor Constantin died. For that reason its name was changed to Constantinople. This name stayed with Constantinople for a very long time.
The answer is B because they had a highly advanced numeral system with place values. Maya mathematics were also far ahead of Europe for many centuries.
