Why were monarchies able to promote centralized nation states?
A. They were able to ignore the nobility and assemblies.
B. They consulted closely with the nobility.
C. They called representative assemblies to validate major decisions.
D. They unified the power of the church with that of the rising state.
Answer: A
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