They are controlled by the government. The government decides things for the country and there are only a few people that become rich and successful.
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Mayan commoners sought to please priests and nobles because those groups were the higher hierarchies in the Mayan society. Furthermore, the Priests had a special place in the Mayan society from the perspective of the commoners because they believed that priests had a special and direct connection to the gods. The priests revealed to the commoners what the gods wanted to transmit, and that is why Mayan priests had power and influenced many people in the Mayan society.
Thomas Nast drew a political cartoon to show the corruption that Boss Tweed had done.
Catal Huyuk is located in a relatively high fertile plateau. The plateau is surrounded by mountains on all four sides that gradually lift the terrain up and thus making the plateau have a nest-shape. This is a place that is semi arid, so the landscape has kind of steppe like appearance, with dry looking mountains around it, with the yellowish and brownish colors dominating.
