Prior to the Very Late 1700s in Europe, and So

question 7

Multiple Choice

Prior to the very late 1700s in Europe, and so according to Linnaeus's scheme, differences between what later became seen as 'races' were:

• A) fit into pre-existing conceptual models of personality or character (temperament).
• B) mapped onto the cardinal directions (north, south, east, and west).
• C) linked with the four most basic colors recognized (red, white, black, and yellow).
• D) ranked hierarchically.
• E) All of the answers except for 'ranked hierarchically' are right.

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