Africa is synonymous not only with poverty, but also with backwardness, which we now recognize. Their backwardness is reflected in all aspects, not only in the construction of infrastructure, but also in their living habits. Some countries have been claiming to be communists, but in reality they are still living the kind of gathering and hunting activities of primitive societies, in a sense, a kind of primitive communism.
Their existence is also based on tribes, each of which has its own place of residence, sphere of influence, and a clear division of labor. For example, men have to go out hunting or herd cattle to support their families, while women need to take care of housework at home, take care of children, make clothes, etc.
They will share the food they brought back, they will also share the fabric, they will eat together, they will starve to death, it is difficult to imagine that this way of life thousands of years ago can still be seen now. It is also hard to imagine that in our self-proclaimed civilized world, there is such a primitive social organization.
Of course, in the process of development, this primitive form of existence also slowly extended the concept of class, and the chief of the tribe gradually evolved among them, called "chief". This chieftain has a higher status than others, and unlike Yao Shunyu in ancient China, this is a hereditary system, and if it is more similar, it may be similar to our Chinese fishing and hunting, or nomadic people.
This system of equal distribution was interrupted after the advent of the "chieftain", who began to enjoy the preferential allocation of various resources on a priority basis. For example, the right to get food, get valuables, and have more women' rights. And in the tribes, there is a system that we call barbarism.
Do you remember the Zhaojun out of the jam at that time? Wang Zhaojun was given to the Xiongnu by the Han Yuan Emperor because of the marriage proposal of Hu Han Evil Shan Yu. Wang Zhaojun was with Hu Han Evil Shan Yu for three years and gave birth to a child for Hu Han Evil Shan Yu. However, soon after, Hu Han died of illness, and Wang Zhaojun requested a return to the Han Dynasty.
However, Emperor Yuan of han asked Wang Zhaojun to respect local customs and hold a succession marriage system. What is the system of succession? Of course, the so-called father dies and marries his mother, and the brother eventually marries his sister-in-law. It was a kind of dowry system that seemed to us to be unethical and very barbaric, but it was very common among the nomadic peoples of the time.
In the nomadic perception, children inherit the status and inheritance of their fathers, and the mother is to be inherited as part of the inheritance. Therefore, Wang Zhaojun married the eldest son of Hu Han's younger brother Shan Yu, and the two lived for eleven years and gave birth to two children. Eleven years later, Wang Zhaojun was again married to Hu Han's grandson, but two years later, Wang Zhaojun died of illness.
This system of marriage, which also exists in Africa, after the death of the father, all the women of the father are to be inherited by the son as part of the father's property. Recently, a new chieftain had just succeeded to the throne, and his father had left him a fortune, as well as seventy of his father's women. But the new chief was not at all pleased, because the harem was too large, more terrifying than many Chinese emperors. Moreover, after he succeeded to the throne, he also chose his own women, and things must be reversed, and he should understand this truth.
Because of its harsh natural conditions, Africa is relatively poor and backward, and many customs and habits are incomprehensible. In the case of the system of adoptive marriage, this is a custom that we cannot imagine, and for us it is an ethical obstacle. But maybe for Africans, this system may be very normal, but the perspective is different, dear readers, what do you think?