Ivan the Great centralized power in which realm?

Ivan the Great centralized power in which realm?

• A. The Russian Tsardom
• B. The Ottoman Empire
• C. The Mongol Empire
• D. The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

Answer: (A)

Centralization of political authority into a single strong state is what this question is examining. Ivan the Great, also known as Ivan III, unified the many Russian lands under Moscow and built a centralized administration. He limited the power of rival princes and nobles, extended his control over territories such as Novgorod, and brought the church more firmly under state authority to strengthen legitimacy for his rule. Adopting the title of Tsar signaled a new, centralized autocracy rather than loose princedoms. All of this culminated in the creation of the Russian Tsardom, rather than the Ottoman Empire, the Mongol Empire, or the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Centralization of political authority into a single strong state is what this question is examining. Ivan the Great, also known as Ivan III, unified the many Russian lands under Moscow and built a centralized administration. He limited the power of rival princes and nobles, extended his control over territories such as Novgorod, and brought the church more firmly under state authority to strengthen legitimacy for his rule. Adopting the title of Tsar signaled a new, centralized autocracy rather than loose princedoms. All of this culminated in the creation of the Russian Tsardom, rather than the Ottoman Empire, the Mongol Empire, or the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.