Arthur demarest, united states anthropologist, ancient maya: the rise and fall of a rainforest civilization, 2004
the author directly uses all of the following pieces of evidence to support his argument about the relationship between exotic goods and the power of maya
rulers except that maya rulers

Me a slaveowner who worked a slave to death or be a slave to death, a. cannot be tried for murder in criminal court but could be sued for wrongful death in the civil court b. cannot be tried in court because there was no law against the mistreatment of slaves. c. could have his form or plantation confiscated by the state and sold to the highest bidder. d. could be tried for murder in most southern states.