for preparing food for both offerings and consumption in addition to cloth as offerings. Gender relations among the Mexica also suggested gender complementarity. For example, dying in battle and dying in childbirth elevated men and women respectively. In childbirth, women confront the goddess Cihuacoatl, and if they died, their bodies were considered temporarily imbued with the power of the goddess. Since parts of their bodies could be used as a protective amulet or to curse others, the husband kept vigil by her body for four nights. In regards to specific Mesoamerican midwives, Aztec midwives were known as the tlamatlquicitl. These midwives provided unique ways of giving birth which involved medical assistance, analgesics or pain relief medications, and religious rituals. For pregnant Aztec women, their part of the pregnancy included some kind of ritual and was also defined by the hygiene they had. Most midwives, including Mayan ones, were actually all similar when it came to focusing on childbirth. Men in Mesoamerica The obvious depiction of men in earlier years all over the world is that they manage everything within a civilization other than being the domestic ones. Similar to that said representation, they are in charge of fighting, hunting, and managing councils of their civilization. It depended on their hierarchy that these men were in established social positions. They had specific jobs within that hierarchy. From being commoners to farmers to government officials, their status' gave them access to certain resources. For example, middle-class Aztec men were mostly farmers who essentially provided all crops such as maize and beans. The artisans in the empire were admired quite often by others. When at the bottom of the hierarchy, a commoner, working on building temples and structures was often given to them. Politics Some Mesoamerican women were able to assume roles as political leaders, such as women in Maya society, others such as women in Mexica society were not. However while Mexica women couldn't serve in this capacity, they were given equal legal and economy rights and noble Mexica women could become priestesses. Additionally, two influential political figures headed the highest levels of Mexica government. One was the tlatoani, literally "the one who speaks", and another was the cihuacoatl, literally "woman snake", both representing a male/female pair. The tlatoani was responsible for military affairs and the cihuacoatl was responsible for domestic affairs like the food supply and administering justice. The position of