Which of the following most accurately assesses the long-term implications of Ivan IV’s time as ruler of the Russian Empire?(1 point)

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His struggles with the boyars led them to continue to decline in power and status in the years after his rule. His struggles with the boyars led them to continue to decline in power and status in the years after his rule. The role of the tsar did not continue past Ivan IV’s rule, making the title largely ineffective. The role of the tsar did not continue past Ivan IV’s rule, making the title largely ineffective. The gentry became increasingly hostile to the tsar, making the tsar’s struggles for power worse. The gentry became increasingly hostile to the tsar, making the tsar’s struggles for power worse. The Russian Orthodox Christian Church separated from the tsar and was no longer an important institution.

The first option, "His struggles with the boyars led them to continue to decline in power and status in the years after his rule," most accurately assesses the long-term implications of Ivan IV's time as ruler of the Russian Empire.