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      believed  that the make-up of eyes kept evil spiritsT  away and also improved
      sight. They  used kohl to outline their eyes.  They drew thick lines around
      the eyes and emphasised eyebrows. They used green for their lower eyelids,                   [fi
      and applied black to their upper eyelids. They used a product made with
      red clay on their lips and cheeks,  and hennas to colour their nails orange                   M
      or yellow.
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       Greekand  Roman Times
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       The Greeks adopted  Egyptian cosmetics  and practices. In ancient  Greece,
       dyes and bleaches  were extremely  popular.  The Greeks used them to
       lightene their hair and they wore hats without  crownst0  so that the action                 u
       of the sun could speed uptt the process.                                                     P
       Also Roman women used cosmetics.  Even if spas date back to earlier
       times, the Romans  elevated  bathing  to a fine art and contributed  to its spreadt2. During  Roman times,
       ladies used kohl to emphasise  their eyes, while dyes or ochre added an alluring glowr3 to cheeks  and
       lips. They also applied  a white lead powder  on their face and neck, as well as on their shoulders and
       arms. A pale face defined  one's place in society. Peasants had tannedta  skin because they worked in
       the fields, while upper  classes had white skin because they did not need to work.  During Roman times,
       the connection  between cosmetics and spirituality finally vanishedrs  as the aim was to look good not
       for the gods but for each other.




                                                     iln  Roman ladies used kohl to
                                                        emphasise  their eyes           c@
       Decide if thefollowing sentences are true (T) or  F  Roman ladies used ochre on their
      false  (F). Correct the  false  ones.                                             c@
                                                        cheeks  and lips
       Í  People  didn't  use cosmetics in           fE  Rich people had tanned skin in
         ancient times                    O  ill        Roman times                     olD
       E The Romans were the first to                fr  Roman ladies applied  a brown
         perfect  the manufacture                       powder  on their face, neck,
                                              /;\                                       e@
         of cosmetics                         \n        shoulders, and arms
       E The Egyptians  invented many                m  The Romans didn't apply make-up
         tools to apply make-up           OE            to look good for the gods       o@
                                          G-ì @
       H Cleopatra  didn't  care  about  beauty oo
       O Cleopatra  was a Greek  Queen
       Gl The Egyptians wete not very
          spiritual  people               (r) (D
                                                     Match the beginning  of each sentence to its ending.
       E The make-up  of eyes was very
          important to the Egyptians      if.  C     Il  The Egyptians
       El The Egyptians coloured  the whole          El People  have been using cosmetics
          eyelid with the same colour     cc         El Cleopatra
       El The Romans used henna                      tr Many Egyptian cosmetics had
          to dye nails                    CE         El Kohl
       fE The Egyptians didn't apply any             Gl Henna
          cosmetics on their lips and cheeks oì Gl   Z The Egyptians  emphasised
       IE The Greeks refused Egyptian                ts The Egyptians coloured
          cosmetics and practices         oe         tr The Egyptians dyed
       lE Dyes and bleaches  were not                lE The Greeks used
          popular in ancient Greece       O    .r)   fn The Greeks kept on
       tr The Greeks lightened  their hair  o(D      lE Also Roman ladies
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