To legitimize his rule, tsar ivan iii claimed that russia was the "third rome." historically, this claim was reasonable because
a) he had been born in florence, italy.
b) he had defeated the byzantine empire.
c) his wife was the niece of the last emperor of the byzantine empire.
d) he ruled over an empire the size of the roman and byzantine empires.

The correct answer is C) his wife was the niece of the last emperor of the Byzantine Empire.

To help legitimize his rule, Tsar Ivan III claimed that Russia was the "Third Rome." Historically, this claim was reasonable because his wife was the niece of the last emperor of the Byzantine Empire.

Tsar Ivan III (1440-1505) also known as Ivan the Great, was the ruler of Russia that unified the country into Moscovite Russia and resisted the constant invasions intents by the Mongols. Ivan III conquered legendary rivals Tver and Novgorod. When his first wife died, he married princess Sophia, the niece of the last emperor of the Byzantine Empire.

the correct answer is: (1) affected by gerrymandering; (2) not affected by gerrymandering.

gerrymandering is known as a practice that intends to establish a some kind of political advantage for a particular party or group. to do this district boundaries are manipulated. the new resulting district is named a gerrymandering.

in other words, what gerrymandering does is to draw the boundaries of electoral districts trying to benefit the party who is doing it. sometimes, the party controlling the legislature will redraw it so they can maximize the number of districts they are likely to control.