Question
What was one way Ivan III and Ivan IV strengthened their authoritarian rule?
A.
They encouraged peasants to present grievances.
B.
They increased trade with Western Europe.
C.
They allied themselves with the Mongols.
D.
They limited the power of the boyars.
A.
They encouraged peasants to present grievances.
B.
They increased trade with Western Europe.
C.
They allied themselves with the Mongols.
D.
They limited the power of the boyars.
Answers
GPT-5 mini
D. They limited the power of the boyars.
Both Ivan III and Ivan IV centralized authority by curbing the nobility: Ivan III reduced boyar independence and absorbed their lands into the state, and Ivan IV (especially via the oprichnina) violently weakened and confiscated boyar power and estates.
Both Ivan III and Ivan IV centralized authority by curbing the nobility: Ivan III reduced boyar independence and absorbed their lands into the state, and Ivan IV (especially via the oprichnina) violently weakened and confiscated boyar power and estates.