High-ranking Egyptians shaved their heads ____.
to prevent infestations of parasites
Intricate braiding patterns among the Masai warriors denote ____.
status
Sometime between 800 and 700 BC, Greek barbers from Sicily introduced ____ to Rome.
shears
Ticinius Mena of ____ is credited with having brought shaving and barbering services to Rome in earnest.
Sicily
The Latin word ____ means beard.
barba
Meryma'at was a famous Egyptian barber who practiced his skills ____ years ago.
6,000
In almost every early culture, hairstyles indicated ____.
social status
The philosopher ____ believed the hair was the source of the brain's inspiration
Pythagoras
In ancient Rome, a woman's ___ was a sign of her class.
hair color
The ____ was mostly worn by clergymen of the Middle Ages.
tonsure
Among most early cultures, the beard was a sign of ____.
1.strength
2.wisdom
3.manhood
4.all answers are correct
all answers are correct
For centuries, only ____ performed dentistry.
barbers
Ambroise Paré was a barber-surgeon who was considered the greatest surgeon of the ____.
Renaissance period
The colors of the barber pole are derived from ____.
the practice of bloodletting
By the end of the nineteenth century, barbering ____.
began to emerge as an independent profession
In the late ____, members of employee organizations were called journeymen barbers.
1800s
In ____, Minnesota passed the first barber-licensing laws.
1897
The National Educational Council was established in ____ to upgrade and standardize barber training.
1925
The Barber Code of Ethics ____.
promotes professional responsibility in barbering
The first barbering school was opened by ____.
A. B. Moler
Popular men hairstyles were flat top, butch cut, crew cut, and Princeton cut during which time period?
1940s.
There was a reemergence of beards on young men during which time period?
2010.
Barbering has received a strong boost in importance in recent years from the flourishing of ______.
an "art of manliness"