The emergence of ancient social education is directly related to the natural ecological environment in which people live. It directly originated from the closest way of life of ancient ancestors, so its content involves all fields of social life. There are records about the social life of primitive clans in The Rule of Dead Children: In the world of Suiren, water resources are abundant, so people teach fishing; In Mi Xi's world, there are many animals in the world, so hunting is taught. Fishing and hunting is one of the oldest ways of making a living. In the Neolithic cultural sites in China, a large number of traces of this aspect have been preserved. Combining the legendary ancient education with the spread and application of livelihood technology is helpful to explain the characteristics of ancient education. At the same time, the legendary ancient education also reflected the main characteristics of regional clan culture at that time, as well as the main forms of knowledge and cultural exchanges between clans and tribes and within clans.

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A tribe living in a lush mountain forest will invent and master hunting technology earlier; A tribe living in the plain will invent and master agricultural production technology earlier; Tribes living in flood-prone areas will be forced to explore ways to control floods. Legend has it that Hou Ji was appointed as an agricultural teacher, who was responsible for teaching people of various tribes the techniques of planting millet and other crops. He lived in the Loess Plateau, where the land was fertile and suitable for the growth of millet. Dayu, who is in charge of water control, lives in the Yellow River Basin, where floods occur all the year round. Ancient figures such as Qi, He, Kui, etc., who were responsible for some kind of education, actually represented clan tribes with certain cultural expertise. The distinctive features of this regional culture reflect the diversity and imbalance of prehistoric culture in China. The barter trade contact between different regions, the migration of clan tribes, the appearance and development of marriage outside the clan have become important channels for technical and cultural exchanges between clan tribes. This way of communication originated from the so-called "enlightenment" in ancient times. The important reason is China's earliest concept of enlightenment, which includes not only the diffusion and spread of Central Plains culture to Siyi in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, but also the submission and domestication of the surrounding ethnic tribes to the Chinese nation. Therefore, war and conquest have also been endowed with the function of popularizing enlightenment.

"Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals. Hulei said that Shun conquered the Miao nationality in order to change customs; In order to carry out his policy of integrating politics with religion, Yu attacked Cao, Wei, Youhu and other tribes. This statement with strong beautification color reflects the extensive significance and role of education in primitive clan society.