In the modern united states, people see physical markers such as hair type or skin color and think of race. in ancient egypt, physical markers were seen as linked to:

In the modern United States, people see physical markers such as hair type or skin color and tink of race. In ancient Egypt, physical markers were seen as linked to "Geography".

Explanation:

To understand the concept of this answer we need to analyze the context. First of all there are certain differences between ancient Egypt and the modern United States of America. First of all ancient Egypt was constituted by people from different origins and races as well as the modern United States of America, but they were founded in different ways. Culturally the Egyptians leaders imposed their beliefs on their people. In The United States of America, the modern inclusive environment accepts and adopts all of them. Also, they didn't know the world as we know it so, they associated their markers to territory instead or race.  On the other hand, modern United States Inhabitants know the world, know the differences between cultures and associate the physical markers with race because they know that in all the parts of the world can be people from different genetic origins.

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