Grade 9 preserving culture ME

What is cultural heritage?

• A) The expression of the ways of living that a community developed, which are passed on from generation to generation which can include customs, practices, beliefs, objects, buildings, food, etc.

• B) The concrete evidence of the ways of living that a community developed that were created over time which can include objects, old buildings, clothes, etc.

• C) The expression of the ways of living that a community developed which comes from the collective mind of a people over time

• D) None of the options

What is tangible cultural heritage?

• A)Things that we can touch, see and feel.

• B)Things that we can remember from our past history.

• C)Things that exist in our mind and collective memory.

• D)None of the options are correct.

Which of the following is not an element of culture?

• A)food

• B)language

• C)geography

• D)religion

What are the potential threats to cultural heritage?

• A) Inflow of expatriates and tourism

• B) Friendship

• C) None of the above

• A

How important is it that the pyramids were preserved?

• A) It is not important to preserve them.

• B) Without them we would not know much about how people lived in Ancient Egypt.

• C) None of the above.

The Palace of Versailles was built by Louis XIII in 1623

• Yes

• No

• May be

What have we learnt from both the pyramids and Versailles?

• A) Travel and tourism.

• B) Culture and music

• C) Building styles

• D) Daily life

Archaeology means :

• A) Remove soil and earth from an area in order to reveal ancient ruins or artefacts.

• B) The study of ancient sites and artefacts in order to learn more about the history of the civilised world.

• C) None of the above

Excavation means:

• A) The traditional architecture of the UAE.

• B) Historical buildings.

• C) Remove soil and earth from an area in order to reveal

How does UNESCO recognition help protect heritage sites?

• A) It makes damaging these sites an illegal offence.

• B) It protects them from the dangers of construction development in surrounding areas

• C) Charity and empathy.

• D) None of the above