If you are talking about the renaissance period, patrons were extremely important for art. Patrons were usually wealthy nobles or merchants or bankers such as the Medici family for example in Florence who commissioned works of art from great artists of the time such as Rafael or Michelangelo. It is highly likely that without their wealth and their support that art of the time would not even be developed to the extent that it was.
The Toltecs had a more direct influence on the Aztecs than the Olmecs because they were closer to the Aztecs in both time and geographic location.
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It was originally a republic with its senators being wealthy members of society, with lower roles being more open to the public. They would elect to people to be head of state, but they were equal to each other. In times of crisis a dictator would be put in power, and they would make a decisions. They were expected to give up the role once the crisis passed. The only person to not give up the position became the first emperor of Rome
