Final-History & Career

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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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Which of the following is an example of using knowledge about cosmetology’s history to understand a beauty trend? reinventing a classic style with a modern look, such as brighter haircoloring , using a profit-and-loss statement to determine how much haircolor to buy based on past use patterns, volunteering on a magazine photo shoot to gain experience for working on Internet photo shoots, using social media to post a question to an older, more experienced stylist in a group

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reinventing a classic style with a modern look, such as brighter haircoloring 

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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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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

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After it was organized in the 1920s, the Associated Master Barbers and Beauticians of America (AMBBA)____

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established the National Education Council and the Barber Code of Ethics