氏族贵族

奴隶主是由氏族贵族转化而来的，处于统治地位。广大劳动者为奴隶身份。

Slave owners evolving from clan nobles were in dominant position and the mass laborers were slaves .

向父权制的过渡，象在希腊和罗马一样，使官职由选举逐渐变为世袭，从而促进了各氏族中贵族家庭的产生。

The transition to father-right favored , as in Greece and rome , the gradual transformation of election into hereditary succession , and hence the rise of a noble family in each gens .