FLORAL DESIGN EXAM SCRIPT EXAMS SET
VIEW AHEAD EXAM 2026 100% CORRECT.
⫸ Occidental. Answer: This style of floral arranging evolved in
Egyptian and Middle Eastern Culture, was further developed by the
Europeans.
⫸ Oriental. Answer: This style of floral design began in China and
was later explored by the Japanese.
⫸ Egyptian. Answer: This culture dated between 2800-28 BC. *
Shallow bowls * Decorated feast tables with fruits and vegetables *
Arranged flowers in low baskets, chaplets, collars and garlands *
Sacred flowers represented Gods and Goddesses * Lotus flower and
Water Lillies * Blue, Red and Yellow *
⫸ Greeks. Answer: This civilization (dates 600-46 BC) * Color was
not as important as smell and symbolism * First to scatter blossoms
on tables and streets * They also made garlands, cheplets and wreaths
* Introduced the cornucopia * Presented flowers to athletes, statemen
and soldiers
⫸ Romans. Answer: Scattered roses on tables * Filled scarves with
blossoms * Offered flowers at religious ceremonies and created
elaborate wreaths and garlands * First basket of flowers seen in
mosaic art * Ivy, Myrtle (28 BC-325 AD)
, ⫸ Byzantine. Answer: Dates 320-600 AD * First to use conical
(cone-shaped) designs * Arrangements resembled trees * Spiral
effects in wreaths and garlands
⫸ Middle Ages / Medieval. Answer: Dates 476-1600 AD * Very little
is known about this time period except that they continued the
tradition of presenting flowers at sporting events * Some
documentation in art
⫸ Renaissance. Answer: 1400-1600 AD, Large pyramid-shaped
designs * Symmetrical * Featured the most important flower at the
top of the arrangement * Decorative containers of glass, sone, terra
cotta * Flower arrangements were loose and un-crowded, Theory
developed that arrangements should be twice the height of a container
⫸ Baroque. Answer: This culture developed asymmetrical curve, the
crescent and "S"-shaped designs which are still popular today *
Added accessories like butterflies and insects to arrangements *
Abundance of colors and textures
⫸ Flemish. Answer: 1600-1750 * These designs incorporated mass
arrangements with delicate flowers and pastel colors * Oval- shaped
bouquets * Beautifully captures by Dutch painters
⫸ Georgian. Answer: 1714 - 1790 * This period of time spanned the
reigns of the English kings George I and George II * Usually featured
a single flower *This time period also developed the nosegay
VIEW AHEAD EXAM 2026 100% CORRECT.
⫸ Occidental. Answer: This style of floral arranging evolved in
Egyptian and Middle Eastern Culture, was further developed by the
Europeans.
⫸ Oriental. Answer: This style of floral design began in China and
was later explored by the Japanese.
⫸ Egyptian. Answer: This culture dated between 2800-28 BC. *
Shallow bowls * Decorated feast tables with fruits and vegetables *
Arranged flowers in low baskets, chaplets, collars and garlands *
Sacred flowers represented Gods and Goddesses * Lotus flower and
Water Lillies * Blue, Red and Yellow *
⫸ Greeks. Answer: This civilization (dates 600-46 BC) * Color was
not as important as smell and symbolism * First to scatter blossoms
on tables and streets * They also made garlands, cheplets and wreaths
* Introduced the cornucopia * Presented flowers to athletes, statemen
and soldiers
⫸ Romans. Answer: Scattered roses on tables * Filled scarves with
blossoms * Offered flowers at religious ceremonies and created
elaborate wreaths and garlands * First basket of flowers seen in
mosaic art * Ivy, Myrtle (28 BC-325 AD)
, ⫸ Byzantine. Answer: Dates 320-600 AD * First to use conical
(cone-shaped) designs * Arrangements resembled trees * Spiral
effects in wreaths and garlands
⫸ Middle Ages / Medieval. Answer: Dates 476-1600 AD * Very little
is known about this time period except that they continued the
tradition of presenting flowers at sporting events * Some
documentation in art
⫸ Renaissance. Answer: 1400-1600 AD, Large pyramid-shaped
designs * Symmetrical * Featured the most important flower at the
top of the arrangement * Decorative containers of glass, sone, terra
cotta * Flower arrangements were loose and un-crowded, Theory
developed that arrangements should be twice the height of a container
⫸ Baroque. Answer: This culture developed asymmetrical curve, the
crescent and "S"-shaped designs which are still popular today *
Added accessories like butterflies and insects to arrangements *
Abundance of colors and textures
⫸ Flemish. Answer: 1600-1750 * These designs incorporated mass
arrangements with delicate flowers and pastel colors * Oval- shaped
bouquets * Beautifully captures by Dutch painters
⫸ Georgian. Answer: 1714 - 1790 * This period of time spanned the
reigns of the English kings George I and George II * Usually featured
a single flower *This time period also developed the nosegay
