According to the materialistic conception, the decisive element of history is pre-eminently the production and reproduction of life and its material requirements.
The social institutions, under which the people of a certain historical period and of a certain country are living, are dependent on.
This implies, on the one hand, the production of the means of existence (food, clothing, shelter and the necessary tools); on the other hand, the generation of children, the propagation of the species.
According to the materialistic conception, the decisive element of history is pre-eminently the production and reproduction of life and its material requirements