Semitic people
The set of cultural markers that accompanies each of the major [[religion]]s may become a component of distinct ethnic identities, but they almost never exist in isolation. Ethnic definitions are subject to change over time, both within and outside groups. For example, 19th-century Europeans classified Arabs and Jews as one 'ethnic' bloc, the [[Semitic people|Semites]] or [[Hamitic|Hamites]]. Later, the term Hamites came to be associated with [[Sub-Saharan African]]s instead.