Why did Catherine and Peter promote education?(1 point)

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Education made people better equipped to learn about the Enlightenment.
Education made people better equipped to learn about the Enlightenment.

Promotion of education made both rulers look less autocratic, and the Enlightenment was anti-autocracy.
Promotion of education made both rulers look less autocratic, and the Enlightenment was anti-autocracy.

Promotion of education allowed people to better understand their rulers.
Promotion of education allowed people to better understand their rulers.

Education was promoted so they could maintain the power of the church.

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The most accurate response is:

Promotion of education made both rulers look less autocratic, and the Enlightenment was anti-autocracy.

This reflects the context of Catherine the Great and Peter the Great's efforts to modernize their nations while also responding to Enlightenment ideals, which often challenged absolute rule.