Question

according to the map of the persian empire in 490 b.c., the empire reached from ____________ to ____________ .

a. arabia to what is now bulgaria.

b. babylonia to egypt.

c. the tigris river in the east to italy in the west.

d. the indus river in the east to thrace and egypt in the west.

Explanation:

To solve this, we recall the extent of the Persian Empire in 490 B.C. The empire stretched from the Indus River (in the east, covering parts of modern - day Pakistan/India) to Thrace (in southeastern Europe) and Egypt (in North Africa) in the west. Option a is incorrect as the empire didn't reach modern - day Bulgaria from Arabia. Option b is too limited as the empire was much larger than just from Babylonia to Egypt. Option c is incorrect as the eastern boundary wasn't the Tigris River (it was the Indus) and the western boundary wasn't Italy. Option d accurately describes the empire's extent.

Answer:

d. The Indus River in the East to Thrace and Egypt in the West.