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Caucasian race
The Caucasian race (also Caucasoid ,[a] Europid , or Europoid )[2] is an obsolete racial
classification of humans based on a now-disproven theory of biological race.[3][4][5] The Caucasian
race was historically regarded as a biological taxon which, depending on which of the historical race
classifications was being used, usually included ancient and modern populations from all or parts
of Europe, Western Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, North Africa, and the Horn of Africa.[6][7]First introduced in the 1780s by members of the Göttingen school of history,[b] the term denoted one of
three purported major races of humankind (those three being Caucasoid, Mongoloid,
and Negroid).[12] In biological anthropology, Caucasoid has been used as an umbrella term
for phenotypically similar groups from these different regions, with a focus on skeletal anatomy, and
especially cranial morphology, without regard to skin tone.[13] Ancient and modern "Caucasoid"
populations were thus not exclusively "white", but ranged in complexion from white-skinned to dark
brown.[14]
Since the second half of the 20th century, physical anthropologists have switched from a typological
understanding of human biological diversity towards a genomic and population-based perspective, and
have tended to understand race as a social classification of humans based on phenotype and ancestry as
well as cultural factors, as the concept is also understood in the social sciences.[15]
In the United States, the root term Caucasian is still in use as a synonym for white or
of European, Middle Eastern, or North African ancestry,[16][17][18] a usage that has been criticized.[19][20][21]History of the concept
The Caucasus as the origin of humanity and the peak of beauty
In the eighteenth century, the prevalent view among European scholars was that the human species had
its origin in the region of the Caucasus Mountains.[22] This view was based upon the Caucasus being the
location for the purported landing point of Noah's Ark – from whom the Bible states that humanity is
descended – and the location for the suffering of Prometheus, who in Hesiod's myth had crafted
humankind from clay.[22]In addition, the most beautiful humans were reputed by Europeans to be the stereotypical "Circassian
beauties" and the Georgian people; both Georgia and Circassia are in the Caucasus region.[23][22] The
"Circassian beauty" stereotype had its roots in the Middle Ages, while the reputation for the
attractiveness of the Georgian people was developed by early modern travellers to the region such
as Jean Chardin.[22][24]Note: The Following information or the text will be taken from different sources such as Wikipedia, Britannica, &
mediawaiki.