Ellsworth and mauro (1998) reported that gender seems to be linked with verdicts only in

In 1998, Ellsworth and Mauro reported that gender seems to be linked with verdicts only in r*a*p*e and battered woman cases. R*a*p*e refers to any type of sexual contact (assault) carried out against, without a person's consent, while a battered woman is any woman who is a victim of domestic violence or physical abuse.

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.