Religion became a means for rules to control their people. If they could convince the people that they were under a being even greater than the ruler, they would be less likely to defy the rulers.
-Aung San Suu Kyi
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I agreee because in the case of the mesoamericans, all the people were afraid that they would upset the gods and the sun would go away. Because of this they listened to their rulers because they claimed to be able to talk to the gods, and in doing so they controlled the people out of fear and through religion.
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