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What is the umbrella used for?
Initially, umbrellas were used to keep the sun off or a woman's face. The whitest of white skin was prized by the gents. Modern uses are for wet weather but still is used by many woman and men to create private shade.
What make up did Elizabeth's 1st have?
They wore a very thick and white face makeup, because fair skin was found the most beautiful, with very bright red lips and cheeks. This makeup meant a woman was upper class and had money. Ceruse was a mixure of white lead and vinegar, and it was also poisonous. Most people use this extreme makeup to cover signs of aging. Face paint was known as fucus, it was a combination and types of red colour. Vermillion was most popular of all. Cochineal and madder were also used as rouge. It was applied in a thick layer on the lips.
How old is the black race exactly?
It is impossible to know exactly how old the black race is, but it may be as much as half a million years old. Skin colour is governed by a pigment known as 'melanin'. The more melanin produced the darker the skin. This is a natural feature of human variation, so people with black skin have been around as long as people with white skin. Truly white skin contains no melanin and only occurs very rarely (albino).
Why reference blacks African American and people of European decent as white?
Generally it's unimportant unless a physical description is required then obviously skin color would be an appearance factor.
What was the color of the first person?
black people was here on earth first. two black people can create an white person call an albino two albinos create an white person over time. And if you really want to take it there white people came from monkey and cave... you cant trace white people pass 6,000 years ago, but you can trace black people pass 10,000 years ago.
