Multiple choice general knowledge

What do ethnologists call people occupying most of North Africa, after one of Noah's sons who is, according to legend, their ancestor?

  1. Hamburgers

  2. Semites

  3. Hamites

  4. Sethamines
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Hamites is the correct term. In biblical and historical ethnology, Ham was one of Noah's sons, and 19th-century ethnologists used the term 'Hamites' to classify peoples of North Africa. This classification is now considered outdated and scientifically inaccurate.

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