Question

hich of the following geographic features most likely hindered the Byzantines from expanding north of Italy?

Answer 1

The Alps, the Appenines, the cold and damp swamplands of the Veneto mad it difficult to reach by land. The Venetian Lagoon (protected by the powerful Venetian Navy) and the long, narrow expanse of the Adriatic Sea heavily protected by numerous forts made it all but impossible to reach Northern Italy by sea.

The Adriatic played the most significant role in this struggle.

Answer 2

Mountainous terrain.