16 Questions
What is the purpose of preserving heritages?
For economic, historical, tourist, aesthetic, educational, and research significance
How many ethnic groups are there in Nigeria?
Above 500
What are natural or ecological heritages?
Relatively undisturbed or uncontaminated natural areas
What is the importance of heritages globally?
Of economic, historical, tourist, aesthetic, educational, and research significance
What is the estimated population of Nigeria as of 2022?
218,087,726
Why are heritages cherished?
Because they are of significant value
What is Nigeria's geographical location?
Eastern part of West Africa
What is the geographical size of Nigeria?
923,768 square km
How many game reserves are mentioned to be in Nigeria?
29
What type of heritage is outside the scope of this course?
Natural or ecological heritage
What is cultural heritage composed of?
Both tangible and intangible attributes
How are cultural heritages transmitted across generations?
Through oral traditions and written literature
What is the significance of preserving cultural heritages?
To promote the past ways of life that are useful to contemporary societies
What are cultural heritages limited to?
Man-made artifacts and ideologies
What is oral tradition?
The body of information concerning history, culture and environment of a people at any given time and space through words of mouth
What is the sum total of a society's cultural heritage?
The sum total of their cherished arts, customs, festivals, sacred or worship sites, norms, values, ideologies, dress and dress-patterns, traditional monuments and architectures, technology and technological sites
Study Notes
Nigerian Cultural Heritage
- Heritages are cherished characteristic features of a society passed down from generation to generation through conscious preservation.
Sources of Nigerian Heritages
- Heritages can be categorized into two types: natural or ecological heritages and cultural heritages.
- Nigeria is endowed with both types of heritages.
Natural/Ecological Heritages
- Natural or ecological heritages emanate from nature and environment.
- Nigeria has about 29 game reserves, 1129 forest reserves, 4 game sanctuaries, 2 strict nature reserves, and 8 national parks.
Cultural Heritages
- Cultural heritage is the legacy of physical or tangible and intangible attributes of a group or society that are inherited from past generations.
- Cultural heritages evolve from man’s ingenious activities, preserved and transmitted through oral traditions, in written literature or art works across generations of human societies.
- Cultural heritages can be defined as the sum total of the people’s cherished arts, customs, festivals, sacred or worship sites, norms, values, ideologies, dress and dress-patterns, traditional monuments and architectures, technology and technological sites and other artifacts.
Methods of Preservation and Transmission of Cultural Heritage
- Preservation is vital because of its capacity to promote the past ways of life that are useful to contemporary societies.
- There are three types of preservation of Nigerian cultural heritages: oral tradition, written literature, and cultural art work.
Oral Tradition
- Oral tradition is the body of information concerning history, culture and environment of a people at any given time and space.
- This information is often obtained through words of mouth.
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