The patriarchal clan system is the second stage of clan commune. Due to the smelting and use of bronzes, the production level has been greatly improved, and the first social division of labor has emerged. In agricultural production and animal husbandry production, strong labor is needed. Men's labor is gradually dominant, while women are mainly engaged in housework. The matriarchal clan centered on matriarchal gradually changed into paternal clan centered on paternal line.

Patriarchal society consists of several patriarchal families. Patriarchal family is the basic economic cell of society, and it also bears the responsibility of educating teenagers. During this period, the content of education is more complicated, and the differences between the two sexes in education are getting bigger and bigger. Girls mainly learn to manage and do housework. In addition to taking care of livestock, engaging in agriculture and handicrafts, boys should also take part in military drills and learn skills such as riding horses, throwing spears, bending bows and shooting arrows. As a result, the rite of passage has been further developed, and young people often have to undergo very strict training and pass the exam before they can become full members of the clan society.

On the one hand, the characteristics of education in patriarchal clan system period are the expansion and enrichment of educational content, the increase of educational items and the increase of military sports content. On the other hand, moral and ethical education has also received greater attention.