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  2. Ancient Egyptian race controversy - Wikipedia

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    Manzo stated more recent studies had "pointed out the relevance of African elements to the rise of Egyptian culture, following earlier suggestions on Egyptian kingship and religion by Henri Frankfort" which countered the traditional view that considered Egypt "more closely linked to the Near East than to the rest of Africa". [83]

  3. Egyptians - Wikipedia

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    Even though Egypt is mostly located in North Africa, Egypt and the Egyptian people do not generally assert an African identity. [113] Egypt and Egyptians often consider themselves to be part of the Arab world rather than the whole African continent.

  4. Genetic history of Egypt - Wikipedia

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    The study analyzed North African populations, including North Egyptians and South Egyptians, as well as samples from southern Europe, the Middle East, and sub-Saharan Africa, and revealed the following conclusions about the male-lineage variation in North Africa: "The lineages that are most prevalent in North Africa are distinct from those in ...

  5. Talk:Race of ancient Egyptians/Draft - Wikipedia

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    Though Budge considered Egyptians to be indigenous Nilotic Africans, sometimes a false dichotomy was created between certain indigenous Africans, and groups formerly designated as "Negro". Such tendencies are addressed by archaeologist, Bruce Trigger, who notes such views in early Egyptology as being "marred by a confusion of race, language ...

  6. List of ethnic groups of Africa - Wikipedia

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    The ethnic groups of Africa number in the thousands, with each ethnicity generally having their own language (or dialect of a language) and culture. The ethnolinguistic groups include various Afroasiatic , Khoisan , Niger-Congo , and Nilo-Saharan populations.

  7. Classical African civilization - Wikipedia

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    The terms African civilizations, also classical African civilizations, or African empires are terms that generally refer to the various pre-colonial African kingdoms.The civilizations usually include Egypt, Carthage, Axum, [1] Numidia, and Nubia, [1] but may also be extended to the prehistoric Land of Punt and others: Kingdom of Dagbon, the Empire of Ashanti, Kingdom of Kongo, Empire of Mali ...

  8. Genetic history of the Middle East - Wikipedia

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    The study analyzed North African populations, including North Egyptians and South Egyptians, as well as samples from Southern Europe, the Middle East, and sub-Saharan Africa, and revealed the following conclusions about the male-lineage variation in North Africa: "The lineages that are most prevalent in North Africa are distinct from those in ...

  9. Coptic identity - Wikipedia

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    Egyptian nationalism rose to prominence in the 1920s and 1930s. It looked to Egypt's pre-Islamic past and argued that Egypt was part of a larger Mediterranean civilization. This ideology stressed the role of the Nile River and the Mediterranean Sea. It became the dominant mode of expression of Egyptian anti-colonial activists of the pre- and ...