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What was the main justification for Scientific Racism?
What was the main justification for Scientific Racism?
Blumenbach divided people into 5 racial groups based on their economic status.
Blumenbach divided people into 5 racial groups based on their economic status.
False
What did Morton classify people by?
What did Morton classify people by?
Shape and size of their skulls
Where is known as the 'cradle of humanity'?
Where is known as the 'cradle of humanity'?
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What principle did Darwin's theory of evolution emphasize?
What principle did Darwin's theory of evolution emphasize?
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Herbert Spencer correctly interpreted Darwin's theories.
Herbert Spencer correctly interpreted Darwin's theories.
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What does the term eugenics mean?
What does the term eugenics mean?
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Negative eugenics involved not allowing people with __________ qualities to reproduce.
Negative eugenics involved not allowing people with __________ qualities to reproduce.
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What did supporters of eugenics believe could solve social problems?
What did supporters of eugenics believe could solve social problems?
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Match the following concepts with their descriptions:
Match the following concepts with their descriptions:
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Study Notes
Racial Theories
- Scientific Racism – nineteenth-century theory used to justify discrimination against non-white people based on physical differences
- The term "pseudo-scientific racism" is more accurate because these theories were not based on scientific fact
- Supporters of Scientific Racism used theories developed by botanists and zoologists to classify people into racial groups
- Blumenbach classified people into five racial groups, based on their geography, ranking them in a hierarchy
- Morton ranked people based on skull size and shape, believing intelligence was linked to brain size
- Social Darwinism – coined by Herbert Spencer, applied Darwin's theory of evolution to humans, claiming some humans were biologically superior.
- Social Darwinism was used to justify social inequality, imperialism, colonialism, racism, and poverty
- This theory was widely misinterpreted, and Darwin said that species constantly change and adapt to a changing environment to survive
- Eugenics: "good in Birth" is a theory that believed it was possible to improve the quality of human societies by encouraging people with superior qualities and above average intelligence to reproduce
- Negative eugenics involved preventing people with genetic defects or “inferior” qualities from reproducing, believing this would lead to racial degeneration
- Supporters of eugenics believed it could solve social problems like crime and poverty by getting rid of “inferior” people
- The Nazis adopted this theory, believing blond blue-eyed Aryans were superior to other races
- They linked physical characteristics to intelligence, physical strength, and moral character, justifying methods for the elimination of "inferiors"
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Explore the controversial history of racial theories including scientific racism, pseudoscientific beliefs, and Social Darwinism. This quiz delves into how these theories were used to justify discrimination and social inequality throughout history. Understand the implications of these ideologies on society and their roots in historical classifications.
