At that time, every clan got along like this. There is no difference in status between people, and there is no distinction between rich and poor. Let's work together and distribute food together. The matriarchal clan society, a social survival relationship, continued until the end of the Neolithic Age and gradually changed into a patriarchal clan society.
To some extent, this change is the progress of the whole human civilization.
From the original Beijingers to cavemen, hundreds of thousands of years of human changes have actually changed not only the productivity level. With the evolution of the times, human beings have become more and more adapted to nature, and social relations have begun to change gradually. Therefore, from the Paleolithic era, the living conditions of human beings picking fruits and hunting wild animals gradually developed into the Neolithic era using tools.
In terms of time, matriarchal clan society began about 10 thousand years ago. The reason why we have such a social relationship name is mainly because people of the same clan come together by matrilineal relationship and finally become a family. In other words: everyone in the same family has an old grandmother.
At that time, people of the same clan, besides living together, would be buried together after death. They have the same family cemetery.
Because it is a matriarchal society, women have a higher living status. Here, whether it is property or other aspects, they can occupy their dominant position and have an advantage over men. After all, the rise of the whole clan is centered on women. Especially after the appearance of primitive agriculture, women, as part of inventors, are still highly respected by men.
As for the typical representatives of matriarchal clan social culture, Hemudu culture in Yuyao, Zhejiang, pre-Yangshao culture in Henan, Banpo culture in Xi 'an and Hongshan Culture in Northeast China all belong to this type. It is worth mentioning that in the later period, due to the appearance of pottery, human beings have not only relied on natural things, such as wild fruits and fishing, but also started to try other lifestyles.
The change of brand-new lifestyle has also brought about earth-shaking changes in the social status of men and women. At this time, the matriarchal society gradually declined and the patriarchal society began to rise. Since this period, it has been a patriarchal society.
In matriarchal society, picking and hunting were the only food sources for human beings. Compared with men's hunting work, picking wild fruits is more stable and easier. In addition, the woman has to process food, sew clothes, have children and take care of the whole family. ..................................................................................................................................................
But with the progress of human civilization, everyone began to develop agriculture and animal husbandry. Whether it is the use of farm tools or cultivated land, it is impossible to rely on the strength of women. During this period, the role of men began to play a role. As the main force of agriculture, in addition to farming, they also began to find ways to improve the status quo, including how to improve tools and save physical strength.
Because the dominant position began to appear, social relations began to change slowly. Therefore, the development and change of productivity made men play an increasingly important role in the society at that time, and the focus naturally shifted from women to men. Finally, the emergence of patriarchal society is the inevitable trend of the development of human productive forces.
At first, the clan ruled over women. At that time, there was no such thing as a spouse, and men and women lived in groups. To describe the matriarchal society at that time with a passage in Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals is simply: in that society, no matter which clan member knows only his mother, he knows nothing about his father. So they all follow their mother's surname, even their surnames are next to the female characters.
Because the times are relatively backward, there is no so-called orderly aging, respect for the elderly and love for the young, and even basic etiquette. However, with the change of clan society, men began to dominate. When there is a conflict with other foreigners, men will rush to protect their own people. Slowly, brave, witty and talented people are gradually elected as leaders.
As a result, the matriarchal clan has become a paternal clan, in which each surname is a blood clan, which is the embryonic form of the primitive tribe. In the whole patriarchal society, with the surplus of production development and labor achievements, a few people take advantage of it to drive others, the gap between the rich and the poor widens and private property begins to sprout.
In the later period, the whole clan society began to disintegrate and class society began to appear.