Ancient Cultures
A simple implement sharpen to cut hair
What is a oyster shell,bone, or flint?
Leader of the Macedonian troops
Who is Alexander the Great?
Poor women colored their hair this color
What is black?
Flint bladed razors were used for this
What is shaving the head and face?
To cut and burn an area of the body
What is cauterization?
Archaeological studies shows that the barbering profession can trace back as far as
What is the Glacial Age?
Accidentally burned his head with a torch
Who is Francis I of France?
Noblemen wore this because of their king's balding
What is a wig?
In what place did a 22 year old receive his face shave as a passage from boyhood to manhood
Where is Rome?
The white stripes on the barber pole represent
What are bandages?
Were used to tie the hair back
What is animal sinew or strips of hide?
1972 was the year the Roman Catholic church abolished this practice
What is Tonsure?
Middle class women colored their hair this color
What is blond?
He ordered his soilders to shave before going into battle
Who was Alexander the Great?
One duty performed by clergy
What is bloodletting?
Has a statue in his honor
Who is Meryma'at?
Grew his beard to hide his scars on his chin
Who is Emperor Hadrian?
This would become fashionable for men to dye and cut
What is a beard?
Among Orthodox Jews to cut off ones beard is contrary to
What is Mosaic law?
Name associated with barbers for over a thousand years because of tooth pulling
What is a barber surgeon?
Latin word for beard
What is Barba?
Believed cutting hair decreased intellectual capacity
Who is Pythagoras?
Noblewomen would color their hair this color
What is red?
Mesopotamians of 3000 BC were shaving with this
What is the a obsidian blade?
Considered to be the father of modern surgery
Who is Ambroise Pare'?