世界古代史在我国史学园地中虽然较年轻 ,但是自 2 0世纪 80年代以来 ,研究活动日趋活跃。学者们除广泛开展具体的历史研究外 ,还就世界古代史上重要的、规律性的理论问题进行了探讨。关于国家的起源、古代国家的政治制度及其发展规律的讨论就是一个热点。 1 981年出版的《世界 Although the ancient history of the world is relatively young in the historiography field of our country, the research activities have been increasingly active since the 1980s. In addition to carrying out extensive and specific historical studies, scholars also discussed important and regular theoretical issues in the ancient history of the world. With regard to the origin of the country, the discussion on the political system of the ancient countries and its law of development is a hot issue. The world, published in 1981