What were Maya cities like?

 The Maya had city-state was total area ruled by a king.

 The king and his advisors and all important buildings were located in
main city. There were more than 60 city-states, but all the Maya
spoke the same language.
 The ordinary homes and farms on the edge of the city but the
important building in the centre such as:
1. The pyramids: They used it as tomb for dead kings and as palaces
for republic ceremonies.
2. The ball court: The archeologists have found at least 12 ball court
in Chichen Itza city.
3. Observatory: They used it to watch the star, sun and moon and
planets to decide when to plant and harvest the crops and when go to
war with other city-state. The archeologists discovered wall
paintings, statues and carvings that recorded wars between rival city-
states.