primitive society; primitive communal society
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primitive society; the earliest stage of human society characterized by communal ownership of the means of production, collective labor, and absence of social classes
formalA historical and anthropological term describing the first stage of human social development, beginning with primitive hordes, passing through matriarchal and patriarchal clan communes, and eventually being replaced by slave society as productivity increased.
Yuán原
shǐ始
shè社
huì会
shì是
rén人
lèi类
shè社
huì会
fā发
zhǎn展
de的
dì第
yī一
jiē阶
duàn段
。
Primitive society is the first stage of human social development.
Zài在
yuán原
shǐ始
shè社
huì会
，
shēng生
chǎn产
zī资
liào料
gōng公
yǒu有
，
rén人
men们
gòng共
tóng同
láo劳
dòng动
，
gòng共
tóng同
xiāo消
fèi费
。
In primitive society, the means of production were publicly owned, and people worked and consumed collectively.
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Kǎo考
gǔ古
xué学
jiā家
tōng通
guò过
yán研
jiū究
yí遗
zhǐ址
lái来
liǎo了
jiě解
yuán原
shǐ始
shè社
huì会
de的
shēng生
huó活
fāng方
shì式
。
Archaeologists study ruins to understand the lifestyle of primitive society.
Suí随
zhe着
shēng生
chǎn产
lì力
de的
fā发
zhǎn展
，
yuán原
shǐ始
shè社
huì会
zhú逐
jiàn渐
jiě解
tǐ体
，
bèi被
nú奴
lì隶
shè社
huì会
suǒ所
qǔ取
dài代
。
As productive forces developed, primitive society gradually disintegrated and was replaced by slave society.