What Was the Impact of Italy's Geography on the Development

Multiple Choice

What was the impact of Italy's geography on the development of Rome?

A) It provided little productive land for agriculture.
B) It divided the peninsula into small isolated communities.
C) It made Rome a natural crossroads and an area easy to defend.
D) It made the conquering of the Mediterranean a difficult task.
E) It created the same difficult environment as in Greece, thus making political unity difficult.