What type of government did the Maya have? How did it compare to other ancient civilizations we have studied like the Egyptians?

Ancient Mayan Government Under the ancient system, the Maya Government was a hereditary absolute monarchy, with a close union of the spiritual and temporal elements, the hereditary high priest, who was also king of the sacred city of Izamal, being consulted by the monarch on all important matters, besides having the care of ritual and ceremonials.

The Mayan government was theocracy and it was similar to the other ancient civilizations because all the civilizations respected their leader, thought that their leader was divine, the leader collected taxes from the people, and the government was theocracy. The government of the Maya was different from other civilizations because they didn’t have a supreme ruler who controlled all the civilization, instead they had a leader for each city-state.

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