Early Race Theories
...nment, they referred to the darker skinned Egyptian as “the evil race of Ish. On the other hand, when the darker skinned groups were in power, they consider the lighter skin people as “the pale, degraded race of arvad”. In china, during the Han Dynasty in the third century B.C, the mountain tribes where consider to be barbarian and look like monkey, because they had yellow hair and green eyes. In additional the rule province, consider the distant province people to be half human and half monkey, because they had different physical features. Another interest aspect, to use of the use physical difference as base of explaining race issues in ancient time, was the thought knowing origin race differences. In this aspect, people of ancient time used myth and story to explain the origin physical differences in people. The people of Greece believed to know the origin of the race difference. They believed that Phaethon had drove a sun chariot too close to the earth in some regions, burning the people skin black and drove very far from the earth in some region my the people pale. The North America Indians attributed their superior origin to God deeds. They believed that both the black and the white races were created before god mastered his skills. They believed that God over cooked the black race and the white race had not been bake look enough. That God attempt produced their properly golden brown skin. The second major idea about racial relation was the use of climate and geography location to explain race differences and origin. This idea calls for use of climate and geography to explain physical differences in people. In some sense, this idea believes that person could change his or her human classification, if they move from one climate and geography region to other. This idea uses external factors in judging and classifying people. People also used this idea to justify their race superiority. According to the article, in the fifth century B.C, Hippocrates used climate and geography to explain race differences. Hippocrates believe that the Greek were superior to Asiatics, he believe that Greek were self-reliant because of their bareness and infertility soil. He also thought that the climate in Greece steel their temper and fierce their passion. On the other hand, he believes that the Asiatics lack war spirit and gentle, because of their luscious and plenteous crops. In additional Hippocrates, Aristotle thought that physical and explosive race differences were caused by climate, mainly heat and cold: He believed that those people living in cold region and Europe were full of spirit, but seek intelligent and skill; they also retain comparative freedom, but lack political organization. In addition, the natives of Asia were considered intelligent and inventive but lack spirit, and therefore they were always en...