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Grade 9 preserving culture ME

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is cultural heritage?

a)

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)

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)

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

d)

D) None of the options

2.

What is tangible cultural heritage?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

D)None of the options are correct.

3.

Which of the following is not an element of culture?

a)

A)food

b)

B)language

c)

C)geography

d)

D)religion

4.

What are the potential threats to cultural heritage?

a)

A) Inflow of expatriates and tourism

b)

B) Friendship

c)

C) None of the above

d)

A

5.

How important is it that the pyramids were preserved?

a)

A) It is not important to preserve them.

b)

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

c)

C) None of the above.

6.

The Palace of Versailles was built by Louis XIII in 1623

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

May be

7.

What have we learnt from both the pyramids and Versailles?

a)

A) Travel and tourism.

b)

B) Culture and music

c)

C) Building styles

d)

D) Daily life

8.

Archaeology means :

a)

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

b)

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

c)

C) None of the above

9.

Excavation means:

a)

A) The traditional architecture of the UAE.

b)

B) Historical buildings.

c)

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

10.

How does UNESCO recognition help protect heritage sites?

a)

A) It makes damaging these sites an illegal offence.

b)

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

c)

C) Charity and empathy.

d)

D) None of the above

11.

Who said this : He who does not know his past cannot make the best of his present and future, for it is from the past that we learn.”

a)

A) Nilson Mandella

b)

B) Shaikh mohammad bin Zayed

c)

C) Hazza Almansouri

d)

D) Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan (May God have mercy upon his soul)

12.

In what way is our heritage shaped by our environment?

a)

A) Globalisation

b)

B) Falconry

c)

C) International relationships

d)

D) The heritage of the UAE was shaped by the environment because the harsh, arid climate influenced the activities that were carried out, the plants and crops that could be grown,the materials that could be used for building supplies, the animals that could be either hunted or used for hunting, etc.

13.

What is the goal of heritage or cultural preservation?

a)

A) Heritage should be preserved so that people will know their roots and where they have come from and to maintain a national identity and pride.

b)

B) Show off

c)

c) Moving towards sustainability