2007-07-23 03:38:44 · 18 answers · asked by Polash 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
If you look at some of their paintings, some where light brown, some where dark brown, some where black. Racism did not exist at the time, they were more interested in where you came from, which tribes you were from and if you could fight, calculate etc.
Some Pharaohs were black, some where light brown, some where dark brown. Take your pick.
When the Romans took their troops to Britian, they were all the best fighters, and came from Africa. Except for the officers, they were black to a man. When the Romans left Britian, only the officers left. The rest stayed and married into the British and Scottish population. this is why so many British (and Americans of British descent) have African genes.
2007-07-23 03:48:09 · answer #1 · answered by whatotherway 7 · 8⤊ 0⤋
The original Egyptians were black. There are a lot of statues and depictions of them being of darker skin tone.
The Sphinx is a popular one. The nose and the lips were shot off b/c they depicted African features (big lips & nose)
Mixing with other cultures and being conquered has produced the modern Egyptians we see today.
Egypt was actually conquered by the Arabs.
2007-07-23 11:36:22 · answer #2 · answered by jitterbug 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Short version:
The original Egyptians were African or what we call black. Later on after mixing with other races they began to have lighter skin tones. Some were mulatto and it became a culture with a mixed race of ppl.
Later Egypt was conquered and b/c of this you have the Egyptians you now see today.
2007-07-23 10:52:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
anyone can pick up 2 skulls, one Caucasian, one ******* and immediately tell which is which, and we know there have been many skulls found in the tombs, and none were *******.
this myth is an attempt to usurp Egyptian history and culture by blaks.
2007-07-23 12:29:43 · answer #4 · answered by fred f 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neither. But I hate it when they have these documentaries and have the egyptians looking white they look european. THATS A LIE. Thats like having the ancient romans looking ethiopian.
2007-07-23 13:20:33 · answer #5 · answered by El 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
they where brown call it what you will i believe they where a mix of all the cultures of that area from Arab to Nubian look at the pictures left behind some look black some look Arab
2007-07-23 10:43:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
They were primarily caucasian - similar to Arabs. The Nubians from the south were black. They were conquered by the Egyptians.
2007-07-23 10:42:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Ignore the kid above. This website will inform you.
http://www.egyptsearch.com/forums/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=8;t=003277
2007-07-23 11:25:23 · answer #8 · answered by beatme 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Of Arabic descent. Good luck. 2D
2007-07-23 10:41:29 · answer #9 · answered by 2D 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Maybe they were neither; I don't know but I doubt that they were white ;p
2007-07-23 17:56:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋