Western and Eastern Empires Split Quick Check
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Question
Use the maps to answer the question.
A map of the Mediterranean Sea region shows the boundaries of the Roman Empire prior to and during Trajan’s rule. A Key shows three patterned squares. The first is labeled Roman Empire prior to Trajan. This area is labeled with the following territories circling the Mediterranean Sea: Iberian Peninsula, Balearic Islands, Aquitania, Belgica, Italy with the city of Rome, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Macedonia along the Aegean Sea, and Crete. The Rhine River and Danube River border these territories from the Atlantic Ocean to the Black Sea. The territories prior to Trajan continue across the Bosporus to Asia Minor, Cypress, Syria, Egypt, which extends down a portion of the Nile River, Cyrene, and end along the northern coast of Africa. The second patterned area is labeled Roman Empire during Trajan’s rule. These territories are more scattered and include Britannia, Dacia, a region above the Danube River above Macedonia, Thrace, a region bordering the Bosporus including Constantinople, Cappadocia, Armenia up to the Caspian Sea, Assyria, and Mesopotamia with the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, Arabia north of the Red Sea, and Mauretania at the mouth of the Mediterranean Sea. The third patterned square on the Key is labeled Non-Roman territory and includes the area above Britannia, the entire northern regions, Parthia and lands eastward, and Africa below the northern coast. A scale shows 400 miles and 400 kilometers.
A map shows the Mediterranean Sea region and surrounding territories. The boundaries during the Justinian I era are highlighted. A Key shows a patterned square indicating the Justinian I era, year 565 common era. The corresponding territories on the map circle the Mediterranean Sea and include the following: the southeast corner of the Iberian Peninsula with a very small area at the tip of Mauretania across the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea; Balearic Islands, Corsica, Sardinia, Italy with the city of Rome, Sicily, Macedonia, Thrace, the Bosporus and the city of Constantinople, Asia Minor, Cappadocia, two very small areas along the northern coast of the Black Sea, Armenia, Assyria, Mesopotamia, Syria, Arabia, Egypt, Cyrene and the remaining northern coast of Africa, ending at Mauretania. Surrounding non-patterned labeled lands include Britannia, the rest of the Iberian Peninsula, Aquitania, Belgica, Dacia, Sasanian Empire in the east, Africa below the coast, and Mauretania. Also labeled are the Atlantic Ocean, Aegean Sea, Caspian Sea, Red Sea, Rhine River, Danube River, Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, and Nile River. A scale shows 400 miles and 400 kilometers.
Compare the maps of the Byzantine Empire under the rule of Justinian I and the Roman Empire under the rule of Trajan. Which statement best identifies a similarity between the territories controlled?
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Responses
Neither empire controlled the entire Mediterranean coastline.
Neither empire controlled the entire Mediterranean coastline.
Neither empire controlled the entire Iberian Peninsula.
Neither empire controlled the entire Iberian Peninsula.
Both empires controlled Asia Minor and the Italian Peninsula.
Both empires controlled Asia Minor and the Italian Peninsula.
Both empires controlled Mesopotamia and the Italian Peninsula.
Both empires controlled Mesopotamia and the Italian Peninsula.
Neither empire controlled the entire Mediterranean coastline.
The correct answer is:
Both empires controlled Mesopotamia and the Italian Peninsula.
To compare the maps of the Byzantine Empire under the rule of Justinian I and the Roman Empire under the rule of Trajan, we need to analyze the territories controlled by each empire.
On the map of the Roman Empire under Trajan, the territories controlled by the Roman Empire prior to and during Trajan's rule are shown. These territories include the Iberian Peninsula, Balearic Islands, Aquitania, Belgica, Italy with the city of Rome, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Macedonia, and Crete. The territories extend across the Bosporus to Asia Minor, Cyprus, Syria, Egypt, Cyrene, and the northern coast of Africa.
On the map of the Byzantine Empire under Justinian I, the territories controlled during his rule are highlighted. These territories include the southeast corner of the Iberian Peninsula, Balearic Islands, Corsica, Sardinia, Italy with the city of Rome, Sicily, Macedonia, Thrace, the Bosporus and the city of Constantinople, Asia Minor, Cappadocia, Armenia, Assyria, Mesopotamia, Syria, Arabia, Egypt, and the remaining northern coast of Africa.
Based on this analysis, we can see that both empires controlled the Italian Peninsula. Additionally, both empires controlled Asia Minor. Therefore, the correct answer is:
Both empires controlled Asia Minor and the Italian Peninsula.