HAIRSTYLES IN ANCIENT EGYPT

The ancient Egyptians took a lot of care over their (1) ________________ (appear). Having an attractive hairstyle, for example, was of great (2) ________________ (important). But the ancient Egyptians did not cut and style their hair like we do today. The (3) ________________ (major) of upper-class men and women cut their hair off and wore wigs. There are a number of (4) ________________ (explain) for why they did this. In Egypt’s hot climate having no hair was a lot cooler than having hair. Also, those who had no hair didn’t have to worry about hair lice – a common problem at the time. Egyptians took great pride in their wigs and made no attempt to pretend that they still had their (5) _______________ (nature) hair. In fact, they would have been offended if someone thought they weren’t wearing a wig! Wigs were a sign that a person was upper class and Egyptian law forbade slaves and (6) _______________ (serve) from wearing them. Children in ancient Egypt also had (7) ____________ (usual) hairstyles. A child’s hair was (8) _________________ (complete) shaved except for one long strand on the side of their head. They kept this style until they become (9) ___