The important evidence for understanding prehistoric social history is history books. History books refer to the books that specifically record history in ancient books, that is, the history department in the classification of the four major databases. They all exist in the form of chronicles, and the chronicles of bamboo books unearthed in central Hebei during the Taikang period of Jin Dynasty are also chronicles. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Xun Yue wrote "Han Ji", which created a chronicle. In the Northern Song Dynasty, Sima Guang wrote Zi Tong Zhi Jian, which lasted from the 23rd year of Zhou Weilie (403 BC) to the 6th year of Zhou Shizong's showing virtue in the Five Dynasties (959 BC). The advantage of chronological style is that it is convenient to inspect the specific time of historical events, understand the relationship between historical events, and avoid duplication of narrative. The success of Zi Tong Zhi Jian initiated the climax of chronicle writing.

History:

In the long prehistoric period, people lived a life of gathering, fishing and hunting mainly by stones and wooden tools. The success of artificial fire, the invention of agriculture and animal husbandry, and the realization of settled society are great progress of prehistoric human beings. Archaeologists divide prehistoric society into Paleolithic Age and Neolithic Age according to the changes of production tools. The age of using stone tools is called Paleolithic Age, and the age of using stone tools is called Neolithic Age. Before the invention of writing, human history was passed down from mouth to mouth and became an ancient legend.