王位世袭制
王位世袭制-
从此，中国历史上的“禅让时代”结束，王位世袭制开始。
From then on , the period of Abdication came to an end , while the hereditary monarchy started .
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王位世袭制：西周实行王位世袭制，此制度是与宗法制度结合在一起的。宗法制度是以嫡长子继承制为基本特点的权力分配制度。
The System of Hereditary Kingship ： The Western Zhou practiced the system of hereditary kingship combined with a patriarchal clan system , which is a power division system with the essential feature of having the wife 's eldest son a heir . Within the clan there was a distinction between major and minor lineages .