History & Career Opportunities 2023

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Cosmetology is defined as ___________.

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the art and science of beautifying and improving the skin, nails, and hair, including the study of cosmetics and their application

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Why is it valuable for cosmetologists to understand the history of cosmetology?

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Knowledge of history provides a deeper understanding of beauty trends and their origins.

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What social role did braid patterns and hairstyles play in many ancient African tribes?

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Braid patterns and hairstyles were used to indicate a person's tribe, marital status, and religion.

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Why did women in ancient Rome color their hair?

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They colored their hair to indicate their social class.

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In the Zhou dynasty of ancient China, commoners could be punished with death if caught using what cosmetic coloring technique?

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tinting their nails gold or silver, which were the royal colors

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What innovation in beauty did the Persian alchemist Avicenna introduce around 1000 CE?

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the steam distillation process for refining essential oils

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During the reign of Queen Marie Antoinette of France in the Age of Extravagance (1755 to 1793), what beauty fashion was popular?

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giant pompadour wigs and scented face powders

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Which innovation in beauty technology originated in the Victorian era? Options: scented oils to make men's hair look glossy, a permanent wave machine that used electric current, the curved tooth pressing comb, the curling iron

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the curling iron

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In the early twentieth century, Garrett Augustus Morgan created a chemical solution that made wool straighter, inventing the first _______.

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chemical hair relaxer

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Who was an early example of an entrepreneurial female beautician?

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Martha Matilda Harper