Which of the following best summarizes Russia’s expansion as an empire under Ivan IV in the sixteenth century?(1 point)
Responses
a.Ivan IV acquired Siberia even though the Cossacks refused to help him.
b.Ivan IV successfully acquired access to the Baltic Sea through military conquest.
c.Ivan IV was the first to attempt to expand the Russian territory in every direction.
d.Ivan IV used gunpowder weapons in new ways to take over areas he wanted.