What controversial topic did Speke's Hamitic hypothesis touch on?
Politics
Language origins
Racial origins
Religion
Answer
Racial origins were at the heart of Speke's controversial Hamitic hypothesis. It proposed that certain African populations, particularly those in East Africa, had a superior genetic lineage traced back to the ancient Egyptians and Middle Eastern peoples. This theory implied a hierarchy of races and fueled debates about cultural evolution, racial characteristics, and colonialism.
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