The map below shows areas of europe controlled by charles v (of spain) at the time he stepped down as king. use the map below to answer the following question: a map of europe showing territories held by charles (i of spain, v of the holy roman empire) at the time he stepped down as king, shaded in green. in addition to the iberian peninsula (aside from portugal), sardinia, sicily, naples, parts of eastern europe including austria and bohemia, parts of eastern france, and the netherlands are shaded. public domain what does this map show about the boundaries of empires in the 16th century? (5 points) empires outside of spain were small and insignificant. empires were not necessarily one continuous territory. empires were formed according to strict geographic boundaries. empires outside of spain were located in spanish-speaking regions of europe.