Pretty much everybody who had the power to. Probably the champion city-namer-after-himself, though, was Alexander of Macedonia, who at one point had over a dozen cities named "Alexandria".
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The two most commonly cities so named are Venice, Italy and Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
There are several cities named Canton in the United States, with the most notable ones located in Ohio, Michigan, and Massachusetts. Additionally, there are smaller towns and communities named Canton in other states like Connecticut and Texas. Overall, the number of places named Canton across the country can vary, but there are at least five prominent ones.
Al, ar, fl, ga, in, mi, mn, mo, ny, tn, tx
Washington was named after our first president, George Washington. Although he was the only president to have a state named for him, many cities have been named after other presidents (Lincoln, Nebraska/Jackson City, Missouri/Madison, Wisconsin/etc)
A: they are the most common type of map B: they will show capital cities, major cities, and large lakes or rivers D: they may show how areas are broken into countries and states