olmec goverment
The Olmec inscriptions record the names and deeds
of many political officials, religious leaders and Kings. The Olmec inscriptions indicate that each Olmec town was ruled by either a governor or King, and that there was a recognized religious leader for the entire community.
The Olmec civilization is the name given to a simple Central American culture between 1200 and 400 BC. The Olmec heartland lies in the states of Veracruz and Tabasco, at the narrow part of Mexico west of the Yucatan peninsula and east of Oaxaca. While the early period sites show relatively simple egalitarian societies based on hunting and fishing, the Olmecs eventually established a highly complex level of political government, including public building projects such as pyramids and large platform mounds, agriculture, a writing system,and a characteristic sculptural artistry including enormous stone heads with heavy features reminiscent of anger babies.
The Olmec King was usually referred to as Tu. The Olmec term for governor was Ku. Interestingly, some of the Olmec rulers were referred to as the Ku and Tu. This may suggest that the Olmec civilization may have been organized into a confederation of city-states lead by a recognized emperor.
The Olmec emperor may have appointed the local government heads or Ku (governors). The fact that some Olmec rulers referred to themselves as Ku Tu, or both governor and King may reflect the Olmec Emperor's appointment of conquered Kings as governors over Olmec cities they formerly mastered as a result of divine right.
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The Olmec civilization is the name given to a simple Central American culture between 1200 and 400 BC. The Olmec heartland lies in the states of Veracruz and Tabasco, at the narrow part of Mexico west of the Yucatan peninsula and east of Oaxaca. While the early period sites show relatively simple egalitarian societies based on hunting and fishing, the Olmecs eventually established a highly complex level of political government, including public building projects such as pyramids and large platform mounds, agriculture, a writing system,and a characteristic sculptural artistry including enormous stone heads with heavy features reminiscent of anger babies.
The Olmec King was usually referred to as Tu. The Olmec term for governor was Ku. Interestingly, some of the Olmec rulers were referred to as the Ku and Tu. This may suggest that the Olmec civilization may have been organized into a confederation of city-states lead by a recognized emperor.
The Olmec emperor may have appointed the local government heads or Ku (governors). The fact that some Olmec rulers referred to themselves as Ku Tu, or both governor and King may reflect the Olmec Emperor's appointment of conquered Kings as governors over Olmec cities they formerly mastered as a result of divine right.
http://msrego.pbworks.com/w/page/11687118/Olmec%20Goverment%20and%20Leaders