What Does Map 7-2, Germany and Italy in the Middle

What does Map 7-2, Germany and Italy in the Middle Ages, show about the political climate of the Hohenstaufen Empire?

A) The many small states and territories in Germany and Italy made them very hard to control.
B) England was the only country properly situated to create an empire.
C) Italy was unified in fact, even if not in name.
D) Germany displayed a cohesiveness that did not exist elsewhere.