Essence of Traditional Knowledge: Definition and Meaning

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What is the definition of traditional knowledge?

  • The literary and artistic works of modern societies
  • The scientific discoveries and inventions of indigenous communities
  • The knowledge, innovations, and practices of indigenous and local communities adapted to the local culture and environment (correct)
  • The knowledge and practices of modern communities

How is traditional knowledge transmitted from generation to generation?

  • Through digital databases and archives
  • Through formal educational institutions
  • Through written records and textbooks
  • Through oral communication (correct)

What forms does traditional knowledge take?

  • Technology and engineering designs
  • Medical research papers
  • Legal documents and contracts
  • Music and dance performances (correct)

What does 'traditional knowledge' encompass?

<p>Folklore, cultural values, and agricultural practices (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes traditional knowledge?

<p>Collective ownership and oral transmission (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes traditional knowledge from modern scientific knowledge?

<p>Its adaptation to local culture and environment (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What categories does traditional knowledge include according to the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO)?

<p>Agricultural knowledge, medicinal knowledge, biodiversity-related knowledge, and expressions of folklore (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do Native people define traditional knowledge?

<p>Practical common sense passed on from generation to generation, knowing the country, holistic, and rooted in spiritual health (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does traditional knowledge cover according to Native people?

<p>Knowledge of the environment such as snow, ice, weather, and resources, and the relationships between things (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is traditional knowledge rooted in according to Native people?

<p>Spiritual health, culture, and language of the people (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does traditional knowledge set out according to Native people?

<p>The rules governing the use of resources - respect and an obligation to share (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is traditional knowledge a way of according to Native people?

<p>Life - wisdom is using traditional knowledge in good ways (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do some science practitioners incorrectly trivialize traditional understanding when comparing with scientific knowledge?

<p>Due to collecting traditional knowledge without the contextual elements (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What hampers the communication of traditional knowledge for many indigenous people today?

<p>Competition from other cultures capturing the imagination of the young and bombardment by technology teaching them non-indigenous ways (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important to find ways of preserving traditional knowledge according to the text?

<p>'As the elders die, the full richness of tradition is diminished' (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'What did we understand in this video' according to the provided text?

<p>The meaning and definition of Traditional Knowledge and comparisons between indigenous and scientific knowledge (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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