Why Was the Code of 1649 Critical to Russia's Political

question 7

Multiple Choice

Why was the code of 1649 critical to Russia's political and social development?

• A) It rejected Catholicism in favor of strict adherence to Greek Orthodox beliefs.
• B) It opened civil service positions to people on the basis of merit rather than family connections.
• C) It impeded social change by imposing a fixed, inherited, and hierarchical social structure.
• D) It reduced the domestic power of the nobles in exchange for lucrative foreign campaigns.

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