Chapter 1 History and Career Opportunities

Question 1

What is the term used to encompass a broad range of specialty areas, including hairstyling, nail technology, and aesthetics?

Answer 1

Cosmetology

Question 2

The art and science of beautifying and improving skin, nails, hair, and also study of cosmetics in the application

Answer 2

Cosmetology

Question 3

What Greek word is the term cosmetology derived from?

Answer 3

Kosmetikos

Question 4

Cosmetologist who knew something about the history of their profession are better able to _____ and understand upcoming trends

Answer 4

predict

Question 5

What natural product did ancient people use for coloring matter and tattooing?

Answer 5

Berries, tree bark, minerals, insects, nuts, herbs, leaves, and more.

Question 6

African civilization had a variety of hairstyles and they were used as a symbol of tribal traditions and convey a message of age, marital status, power, and ____?

Answer 6

Rank

Question 7

What did many African tribes color their hair with?

Answer 7

Red earth

Question 8

What was the first culture to cultivate beauty into an extravagant fashion?

Answer 8

Egyptians

Question 9

For what purposes did Egyptian use cosmetics?

Answer 9

Personal beautification habits, religious ceremonies, preparation for the deceased for burial.

Question 10

As early as 2630 BC, Egyptian used what to create makeup for their eyes lips and skin except bones.

Answer 10

Berries, insects, and minerals

Question 11

Who is an ancient queen who use custom-blended essential oils as signature scents.

Answer 11

Queen Nefertiti

Question 12

Which queen had a personal cosmetics factory?

Answer 12

Queen Cleopatra

Question 13

In both Egypt and Rome, military commanders stained their nails and lips in matching colors before important battles. True o false.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

What did Chinese aristocrats rub onto their nails to color them Crimson or Ebony?

Answer 14

A mix of gum-arabic, gelatin, beeswax, and egg whites

Question 15

During the Chou dynasty, what might have happened to commoners caught wearing a Royal nail color

Answer 15

Death sentence

Question 16

Throughout the Chou dynasty, _____ were the royal color.s

Answer 16

Gold and silver

Question 17

In 500 BC, during the Golden Age of ______, hairstyling became highly developed art.

Answer 17

Circa

Question 18

Greek women apply preparation of _____ onto their faces, ____ around their eyes, and _____ on the cheeks and lips.

Answer 18

white lead, kohl, vermillion

Question 19

How did the Greeks create brilliant red pigment name vermilion?

Answer 19

Grinding cinnabars to a fine powder