Purpose, content, characteristics, role, and connection between the feudal system and the patriarchal system

I. The feudal system:

1. Purpose: It was to ensure the strength of the royal family and to arch the royal family. Effective control over the vassal states and strengthen the rule.

2, content: the royal family, meritorious ministers and ancestors of the nobility (different surnames meritorious nobility, the same surname royal nobility, the descendants of previous emperors and far clan tribal chiefs) were divided into various places as vassals, the establishment of the vassal state.

3. Characteristics: the relative independence of the vassal state, with the right to land management, administration and military power, easy to form a force; the object of the feudalization of diversified, same-surname relatives is the main body; the distribution of the area is mainly in the Middle and Lower reaches of the Yellow River, the same-surname relatives in the distribution of the strategic and affluent areas.

4, role: consolidated the rule of the Western Zhou, expanding the territory.

2. Patriarchal System

1. Purpose: The purpose of patriarchal system was to keep the political privileges, titles and property rights of the slave-owning aristocracy from being dispersed or weakened, and at the same time, it was also conducive to the maintenance of order within the ruling class and the strengthening of the domination over the slaves and commoners.

2. Content: the first-born son inheritance system as the core.

3. Characteristics: based on the first-born son inheritance system, large and small clans were relative; blood ties were combined with politics (state and family); the relationship between large and small clans was not only a hierarchical family relationship, but also a relationship of political affiliation; and a strict social hierarchy.

4, role: the patriarchal system through the blood affinity, established a set of land, property and political status distribution and inheritance system, to ensure that all levels of nobles can enjoy the privilege of "Shiqing Shi Lu".

The clan system was conducive to the cohesion of the clans, prevented internal strife, strengthened the power of the king, and brought the "state" and the "family" closely together, while at the same time reinforcing the privileged position of the nobles represented by the grand clans.

The connection between the two:

The patriarchal system and the feudal system of the Western Zhou Dynasty complemented each other, and the feudal system was the embodiment of the patriarchal system in the political system. The feudal system was the embodiment of the patriarchal system of politics. The son of the Zhou Dynasty was hereditary with the first-born son, and the other sons of the Zhou Dynasty were feudalized by the Zhou Dynasty and became the vassals of one side. In the territory of each vassal, in addition to the succession of vassals by the first-born son, but also divided the rest of the sons as ministers, and the ministers were then divided in turn. This hierarchical system was formed by the successions of the first-born sons of the vassals. It can be seen that the patriarchal system, with the system of succession of the first-born son as its core, was the core and link of the feudal system.

Expanded:

Effects of the feudal system:

1. Positive effects: It was conducive to the stabilization of the political order at that time, but later on, there was a form of annexation of the weaker states by the stronger states among the vassal states, which gradually weakened the authority of the Zhou Emperor. Through the feudal system, the Zhou cultural form thus covered the entire middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River; Zhou culture had amazing stability and continuity.

2. In the latter part of the Western Zhou, as the vassal states grew stronger, the king's authority weakened, and the feudal system was undermined; the questioning of the king of Chu in the Spring and Autumn period was an open challenge to the feudal system by the vassal states. Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods. The big countries annexed small countries, the same name countries also war with each other, Zhou Tianzi can not control, the end of the Warring States period, the Zhou royal family completely lost the power to divide and conquer.

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