Consider the premise. Does the hypothesis stand independently without contradicting or following it? Premise: They copied Louis XIV's centralized administration and tax-collection, and by the 18th century Turin was a sparkling royal capital built, quite unlike any other Italian city, in classical French manner. Hypothesis: Turin was possible due to new centralized control and collection of taxes.
They copied Louis XIV's centralized administration and tax-collection, and by the 18th century Turin was a sparkling royal capital built, quite unlike any other Italian city, in classical French manner.###Turin was possible due to new centralized control and collection of taxes.