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Education was utilitarian – useful – it included theoretical and practical aspects of today. Theoretically there was the idea of religion and supernatural phenomenon.
Practically education was work oriented. There was apprenticeship as a way of learning.
Education for the young was simple and direct and accompanied by religious dimension to help the young deal with.. Methods of teaching were related to existing environmental circumstances e.g. a lot of imitation.
Play was used – no idle play but participation in daily activities e.g. economic activities like agriculture, fishing.
Ideas and inventions were gradually refined and improved by incoming generations through experimentation, apprenticeship imitation and active participation eventually there arose a priestly class that was associated with education.
The main aim was to prepare the youth for communal intergratedness way in the society – what roles were expected in the society e.g. hunting fighting e.g. for boys, making clothes, cooking, looking after babies for girls.
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