æz ɪn mˈɛni lˈɑːɹdʒli æɡɹˈɛɹiən səsˈaɪəɾiz, kəntɹˈoʊl ʌv ˈæksɛs tə ɡɹˈænɚɹiz ænd stˈoːɹɪdʒ fəsˈɪlᵻɾiz, æz wˈɛl æz kəntɹˈoʊld dˌɪstɹɪbjˈuːʃən ʌv ðɛɹ kˈɑːntɛnts, lˈɛd tʊ ɐ stɹˈæɾᵻfˌaɪd səsˈaɪəɾi ɹᵻvˈɑːlvɪŋ ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə jˈɑːksɪtˌɑːjə, ɔːɹ "ɡɹˈeɪt sˈeɪkɹɪd wˌʌn," ðə hˈaɪɪst ɹˈuːlɪŋ nˈoʊbəl, kˈɪŋ ɔːɹ kwˈiːn.
As in many largely agrarian societies, control of access to granaries and storage facilities, as well as controlled distribution of their contents, led to a stratified society revolving around the Yaaxitąąyą, or "Great Sacred One," the highest ruling noble, king or queen.