Answer:
The Sumerian city states were a theocracy because the priests were in charge of the government.
Explanation:
A theocracy is a state where the Deity is considered to have the highest power and where the ruler or rulers have their power from him or in his representation.
Theocracy is thus also used as a synonym for hierocracy, the states where the ultimate political power lies with the priests in that they act as deputies to God and do not in any way answer to the people.
Examples of two states that can be described as theocracies are the Vatican City State and Iran. In the former, the Pope is head of state. Most of the territory of the Vatican City State is governed by Italian law. The latter can be described as a theocracy or clerical government, in the sense that the country has an ayatollah with very broad powers to shape development.
