narrator: distance from the lanzon creates a hierarchy of power.ut through sound, they all participate in shared rituals. rick: chavin is part of something that's going on throughout many areas of the new world, this development of sociocultural complexity, of leadership and authority. people saying, "we are not all created equal." they are establishing common ideas about what differentiates humans beings and why some are more in a position to command than others. narrator: the priests of chavin create a shared experience ceered on powerful sounds and symbols from the natural world. ♪ ♪ it transforms priests into leaders and people into citizens. chavin isn't just the architecture of a temple, it's the foundation of a government. ♪ ♪ (grunting) (chanting) (exhales sharply) across the americas, rituals based on symbols from the natural world bind communities and have the power to unite people into nations. (drumming and chanting) for the haudenosaunee in northeast america, that symbol is the shell of the wampum belt. maracle: what you're going to do