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

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

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

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

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

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The most accurate response is:

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

Catherine the Great and Peter the Great promoted education to modernize their states and show that they were enlightened rulers, which helped counter the perception of autocracy in the context of Enlightenment ideals.