The Table of Ranks and the Holy Synod were both implemented by Peter the Great to _______
A. expand central secular authority
B. eliminate the threat of a noble uprising
C. defeat Sweden in the Great Northern War
D. eliminate the power of the streltsy
Answer: A
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