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African civilization had a variety of hairstyles that were used as a symbol of tribal traditions and conveyed a message of age, marital status, _______________, and rank.

• political position

• religious beliefs

• power

• education

Which of the following civilizations was the first to infuse essential oils from the leaves, bark, and blossoms of plants for use as perfumes and for purification purposes?

• Chinese

• Egyptians

• Romans

• Greeks

The ancient ____________ were the first to cultivate beauty in an extravagant fashion.

• Egyptians

• Romans

• Greeks

• Chinese

To achieve a greater look of intelligence during the Renaissance, women ______________.

• wore highly colored lip preparations

• dyed their hair black or dark brown

• wore plain, simple clothing

• shaved their eyebrows and hairline

During the Middle Ages, women wore colored makeup on their __________.

• ears

• hands

• lips

• eyes

In Ancient Rome, hair color was used by women to indicate ________________.

• personal wealth

• class in society

• marital status

• education level

The Ancient Greeks made lavish use of perfumes and cosmetics for grooming, medicinal purpose, and _________.

• religious rites

• burial rites

• social rites

• family events

During the _________, women commonly used henna to stain their hair and nails a rich, warm red.

• Egyptian Era

• Victorian Age

• Renaissance

• Middle Ages

If you were a middle-class woman in Ancient Rome, you would color your hair ________ to indicate your class status.

• brown

• black

• blond

• red

Victorian women ____________ to induce natural color.

• applied rouge

• pinched their cheeks

• applied lip stains

• applied natural ingredients