Mongolian as a term for race was first introduced in 1785 by Christoph Meiners, a scholar at the then modern
His … 展开

The last edition of the German encyclopedia Meyers Konversations-Lexikon (1971–79, 25 volumes) lists the following characteristics of the "Mongoloid" populations of Asia: "Flat face with a low nasal root, acce… 展开

In 1858, the California State Legislature enacted the first bill of several that prohibited the attendance of "Negroes, Mongolians and Indians" from public schools.
In 1885, the Calif… 展开

"Mongoloid" has had a second usage, now generally avoided as highly offensive: until the late 20th century, people with Down syndrome were often referred to as "Mongoloids", or in terms of "Mongolian idiocy" … 展开

• Craniofacial anthropometry
• Orientalism
• Proto-Mongoloid
• Race (human categorization)… 展开