Question
Use the maps to answer the question.
A map titled 'Byzantine Empire 565 CE' shows the extent of the empire in green
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?
(1 point)
Responses
Neither empire controlled the entire Iberian Peninsula.
Neither empire controlled the entire Iberian Peninsula.
Neither empire controlled the entire Mediterranean coastline.
Neither empire controlled the entire Mediterranean coastline.
Both empires controlled Mesopotamia and the Italian Peninsula.
Both empires controlled Mesopotamia and the Italian Peninsula.
Both empires controlled Asia Minor and the Italian Peninsula.
A map titled 'Byzantine Empire 565 CE' shows the extent of the empire in green
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?
(1 point)
Responses
Neither empire controlled the entire Iberian Peninsula.
Neither empire controlled the entire Iberian Peninsula.
Neither empire controlled the entire Mediterranean coastline.
Neither empire controlled the entire Mediterranean coastline.
Both empires controlled Mesopotamia and the Italian Peninsula.
Both empires controlled Mesopotamia and the Italian Peninsula.
Both empires controlled Asia Minor and the Italian Peninsula.
Answers
GPT-5 mini
Both empires controlled Asia Minor and the Italian Peninsula.
Explanation: The map of Trajan's Rome and the Byzantine map under Justinian both include Anatolia (Asia Minor) and the Italian Peninsula in their territories.
Explanation: The map of Trajan's Rome and the Byzantine map under Justinian both include Anatolia (Asia Minor) and the Italian Peninsula in their territories.