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The origin of The Family by Engels
Morgan was the first to make an attempt at
introducing a logical order into the history of
primeval society.
He divided it into three main epoches
1. Savagery 2. Barbarism 3. Civilization
1. Savagery redivided into three stages
1. Lower 2. middle 3. Higher
1. Lower Stage of savagery :-
Infancy of human race ". Living in
Tribes
2. Middle stage
venison.=animal flesh taken 1. Fire discovered 2. fish being used (as) food
by hunting (3) Hunting stone implements invented
(4) caninbbism comes into existance
3. Higher stage :-
1. Bow and arrow no pottery 2. village settlement
(3)Timber used for Gevil Ineg
4. Cloth weaver
Bows and arrows were for the stage of Savagery what the vision
Sword was for barbarism and the firearm for civilization
the weapon of supermcy.