hgg Flashcards
What is cultural heritage?
Cultural aspects like heritage sites, monuments, folklore, traditional activities, language, and practices vital for future generations
Cultural heritage encompasses both built and natural heritage.
What does the term ‘heritage’ refer to?
Practices, traditions, values, and cultural elements passed down from previous generations
The term originates from the Old French word ‘eritage,’ meaning ‘an inheritance.’
What are the two types of cultural heritage?
Built heritage and natural heritage
Built heritage includes visible forms like buildings and artifacts; natural heritage involves components of our surroundings with cultural or ecological value.
How should culture be viewed?
Dialectically rather than in a reductionist manner
This perspective recognizes the complexity and interrelations within cultural aspects.
What is built heritage?
The most visible forms of heritage including townscapes, archaeological remains, buildings, and artifacts of historic, aesthetic, and cultural significance
Built heritage also includes natural features within areas of environmental significance.
What is natural heritage?
Components of our surroundings created by man that have cultural, aesthetic, spiritual, biotic, or ecological value
Includes both direct usable value and intrinsic cultural significance.
Define culture.
A complex of distinct spiritual, material, intellectual, and emotional features characterizing a society or social group
Culture encompasses beliefs, practices, and social norms.
How did Fernando Zialcita describe culture?
As a group’s repertoire of beliefs and practices acquired through symbolic systems, primarily language
This highlights the non-genetic transmission of culture.
What are the three components of culture according to Abubakar?
What people think, what they do, and material objects they produce
These components illustrate the multifaceted nature of culture.
What influences Filipino culture according to Abubakar?
Heavily influenced by different countries and colonizers
This has led to a patchwork of identities within Filipino culture.
List the values that characterize Filipino culture.
- Companion-oriented
- Region-oriented
- Utang na Loob oriented
- Kabuuan-oriented
- Kapayaan oriented
- Remedyo oriented
- Beauty oriented
- Bayani-oriented
These values reflect social bonds, regional pride, community harmony, and artistic appreciation.
What is the role of a datu during the Pre-Hispanic period?
Chief executive, legislator, and judge
The datu was not an absolute ruler but held significant authority within the community.
What is the definition of democracy in the context of governance?
The authority of the government is derived from the consent of the governed
This principle emphasizes the role of citizen participation in governance.
Fill in the blank: In the Pre-Hispanic Period, a _______ was a former slave freed by masters.
Timawa
Timawa could become a datu if they lived in their own houses or property.
What is cultural heritage?
Cultural aspects like heritage sites, monuments, churches, folklore, traditional activities and practices, language, and others vital for future generations.
Cultural heritage helps preserve the identity and history of communities.