Caral : Religion and Goverment
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Prerequisite for the existence of a state political organization, but this first State did not have enemies to compete with; its power lay in its ability to unite distant communities in a common ideology.
Religion was the power used by the first State to impose labor and social discipline. The rulers were priests, administrators and scientists. These people were in charge of ceremonies; they directed public acts and rituals; prepared collective labor and administered the goods that were collected; collated astronomical data and made calendars to schedule the people's activities. The farmers and fishermen, for their part, recognized the power of their rulers by paying tribute in the form of extra work and services, for the benefit of the ruling class.
It was widely believed that the gods had taught them to prepare their farms, design their canals, plant their crops and build their boundaries; therefore it was necessary to carry out.
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