In what year did Speke propose the Hamitic hypothesis?
1863
1864
1862
1861
Answer
In 1863, John Hanning Speke proposed the Hamitic hypothesis, suggesting that certain African populations, particularly those in northeastern Africa, had descended from ancient Egyptians and Ethiopians, whom he believed to be of Caucasian origin. This theory was based on linguistic and cultural similarities between these groups and the ancient civilizations of Egypt and Ethiopia.
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