Which of the following was not a step taken by louis xiv to change france into a centralized, modern state?
a. he made roman catholicism the state religion.
b. he built the most powerful navy in the world.
c. he took control of the nation's finances.
d. he centralized french laws and the judicial system.

By the year 1900 new york city had more than just people of british heritage. there were more people of italian descent than the cities of florence, genoa and venice put together. it was home to more irish than dublin (the capital of ireland) and more germans than hamburg. joining them were many thousands of people of polish, hungarian, and czech descent. what term best describes new york cities changing culture? a a pot of chili b a bowl of sugar c a cup of coffee d a slice of cheese