Use the map to answer the question.

A map of the Italian Peninsula and surrounding areas shows the Roman Empire and Etruscan settlements. A Key shows a dot labeled Etruscan settlements, and a shaded square labeled Roman Empire. The corresponding shaded region on the map includes the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Corsica, Sardinia, and a portion of present-day Italy that pushes up into the mainland. The Adriatic Sea and Mediterranean Sea are labeled, as is the northeast corner of Africa. The following dots indicating Etruscan settlements are labeled, beginning in the north: Mantua, Placentia, Parma, Mutina, and Felsina, and along the northern Adriatic coast are Adria, Spina, Caesena, and Arimnus. Continuing south down the center are Velathri, Arret-Curtun, Perusna, Clevsin, Rusellae, and Velzna. Shown along the northwestern coast are Pupluna, Vetluna, Velch, Tarchna, Veri, Caisra and Rome. Further south is Capua. The Etruscan settlement of Alalia is located on Corsica. A scale shows 100 miles and 100 kilometers.

Use the map to determine which of the following statements about Etruscan cities is true.

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Responses

The Roman civilization only took over Etruscan cities that were near the Mediterranean.
The Roman civilization only took over Etruscan cities that were near the Mediterranean.

The Roman civilization eventually took over Etruscan cities and expanded their territory.
The Roman civilization eventually took over Etruscan cities and expanded their territory.

Most Etruscan cities that were eventually taken over by the Romans were located in the eastern portion of the Italian peninsula.
Most Etruscan cities that were eventually taken over by the Romans were located in the eastern portion of the Italian peninsula.

The Roman civilization eventually took over all lands that were not Etruscan and expanded their territory.
The Roman civilization eventually took over all lands that were not Etruscan and expanded their territory.

The correct statement is: The Roman civilization eventually took over Etruscan cities and expanded their territory.

Based on the map, the statement "Most Etruscan cities that were eventually taken over by the Romans were located in the eastern portion of the Italian Peninsula" is true. The Etruscan settlements shown on the map are mostly concentrated in the eastern portion of the Italian Peninsula, near the Adriatic Sea. The Roman Empire, represented by the shaded square, encompasses a larger area that includes the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Corsica, Sardinia, and a portion of present-day Italy that extends into the mainland. This suggests that the Romans eventually took over the Etruscan cities and expanded their territory beyond the eastern portion of the Italian Peninsula.