gender+and+social+structures

The genders of both Mesoamerica and Mediterranean were similar. Women worked at home, and the men hunted and did the "manly" work. In the Mediterranean, the conquered people were generally given self rule, unless they rebelled. otherwise, they were given citizenship. in Mesoamerica, the prisoners of war ended up as slaves or sacrifices to Mayan Gods. Mesoamerica had distinctions among the elite classes of rulers and priests and those of commoners and slaves. They had a stratified society. The kings tended to fight against one another, which did not help to unify the civilization. Source: 5 steps to a 5