Women were on more or less equal footing as men, being accomplished warriors, merchants and rulers. read more
They were not at the same stage of native Americans. They knew the secret of “iron”. They had modern weapons. They had chariots of war (so they knew the wheel). They were great farmers. And they were in contact with advanced civilizations of the Mediterranean world, Romans and Greeks. As an exercise, look at a modern rural town in Europe. read more