In Hittite society, the land was owned by the .

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In Hittite society, the land was on owned by the king.

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it depends on which society you are referring to. many civilization performed rituals so the gods would with their growing season but the most well known is that of the aztecs. they would make sacrifices, usually animals, but sometimes humans as well.