t one time agreed on the existence of three relatively distinct groups of people, namely Caucasoid, Mongoloid, and Negroid, distinguished by such traits as skin color, hair type and color, shape of body, head, and facial features, and blood traits. Today, however, there is no scientific basis whatsoever for a general classification of races according to a scale of relative superiority, and racial prejudices and myths are no more than a means of finding a scapegoat when the position of individuals and the cohesion of a group are threatened. Anthropologists stress the heterogeneity of world population, and many reject the concept of race outright. This concept is not understood by most, and must be emphasized to people around the world. This would create unity the world over simply by pointing out that race does not exist.

While it is clear that there is only one human species, there are no objective reasons for splitting or lumping at any lower taxonomic level (I.e., subspecies, races, and varieties). From the earliest accounts of travelers noting differences in physical characteristics of peoples from disparate parts of the world, attempts have been made to classify these different groups within the prevailing ideology. As far back as Homer in 1200-850 BC, racial classifications have existed. In Iliad and Odyssey, he acknowledges variability between Aethiopians, people at the eastern and western edges of the known world, and Cubit-men, African pigmies. From there, racial classifications have existed in many forms. People such as Hippocrates and Aristotle both created views of different groups of people. These ancient racial classifications led to Da Vinci and Versailles creating opinions regarding relation of groups and skull shapes. Eventually, 18th Century ideology came about and so was the debate of Monogenism versus Polygenism. Following this concept, races are ranked based on various criteria judged to assess intelligence or moral standards. Such rankings are highly subjective and loaded with potential for ethnocentric abuse, with the highest rank always being reserved for the race of the anthropologist doing the ranking. One such man was Linnaeus, who viewed the task of classification as one of attempting to understand the natural laws of world groups. Blumenbach is another such famous anthropologist who developed racial classification based on cranial shape and size. Samuel Morton, convinced of inferiority of African populations, later attempted to measure cranial capacity and proceeded to rank the averages and base them on racial differences. Many others of the time also insisted brain size was the main difference, going as far to state men's brains being at a higher capacity than women's. These famed anthropologists and scientists further prove how desperate they want a proven difference between races. These social beliefs unfortunately still carry forth today, although new scientific biological evidence proves otherwise.

In order to fully understand this concept, the history of the word "race" must be analyzed. Throughout history, it is a matter of observation that people are not al

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