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and were confined to the women's quarters even in the house.
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Men might seek sexual gratification
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in several ways outside the house
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with prostitutes of high or low style,
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prostitutes frequently recruited from abroad,
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but respectable women stayed home to raise the children,
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cook, weave cloth,
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and oversee the management of the household.
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The only public function of women
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was an important one in the various rituals and festivals
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of the state religion.
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