Maharashtra Board Class 10 English Kumarbharti Unit Four Chapter 4.3 World Heritage PDF Download

World Heritage

Warming Up!

Pair up with your partner and answer the following questions.

Do you like to travel?

Where all have you travelled?

Have you heard about the wonder of the world?

Have you heard about UNESCO?

What does UNESCO stand for?

What is meant by Heritage?

Do you know of any Heritage building in your own city?

Your teacher will explain the Heritage Cycle.

By understanding (cultural heritage) people value it.

By valuing it people want to care for it.

By caring for it, it will help people enjoy it.

From enjoying it, comes a thirst to understand.

By understanding it people value it again.

Teacher's Note

Your teacher can show you the Heritage Cycle with a picture. In India, the Taj Mahal is a great example of heritage that people love and protect.

Exam Trick

Remember the Heritage Cycle like a circle. Understand it, then you will value it, then care for it, then enjoy it. It keeps going round and round!

Points to Remember

Understanding heritage makes people value it.
Valuing heritage makes people want to care for it.
Caring for heritage helps people enjoy it.
Enjoying heritage makes people want to understand it more.
This is the Heritage Cycle - it never stops.

Do you know the difference between:

World Heritage

Cultural Heritage

Refer to a dictionary or encyclopedia or reference book or the internet to get the detailed meaning.

Teacher's Note

Ask your students to find these meanings themselves using books or the internet. This teaches them to learn on their own, just like a real student.

Exam Trick

World Heritage = things important to all people in the world. Cultural Heritage = things that show how people lived and what they made.

Points to Remember

World Heritage Sites are special places all over the world.
Cultural Heritage shows how people lived in the past.
Some sites are natural, like mountains and forests.
Some sites are made by people, like buildings and temples.
Both types are important to protect.

With the help of your partner complete the information in the table.

Teacher's Note

Let your students think about places they like to visit. In India, many people visit the backwaters of Kerala or the Himalayas.

Exam Trick

Think about why each place is special. Is it pretty? Is it fun? Is it quiet? This helps you understand what makes places special.

Points to Remember

Different places are special for different reasons.
Some places are special because they are beautiful.
Some places are special because of nature and animals.
Some places are special because people lived there long ago.
We must protect all these special places.

Heritage Sites - Rank these with your partner. Put the best at the top.

Great Barrier Reef

Mount Fuji

Grand Canyon

The Pyramids

Panda Sanctuaries

Machu Picchu

Vatican City

Great Wall of China

Teacher's Note

Ask students which of these places they have heard about. Tell them that the Great Wall of China is very long and was built to protect a kingdom.

Exam Trick

Each site is important in its own way. The Pyramids show old kings, the Great Wall shows old soldiers, and the Great Barrier Reef shows nature.

Points to Remember

There are many different types of heritage sites in the world.
Some are man-made like the Pyramids and Great Wall.
Some are natural like the Great Barrier Reef and Grand Canyon.
All of them are important to humanity.
We should learn about them and try to visit them.

World Heritage

A World Heritage Site is a site determined by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to have significant cultural or natural importance to humanity. As such the sites are protected and maintained by the International World Heritage Programme which is administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee. Because World Heritage Sites are places that are significant culturally and naturally, they vary in type but include forests, lakes, monuments, buildings and cities.

World Heritage Sites can also be a combination of both cultural and natural areas. For example, Mount Huangshan in China is a site with significance to human culture because it played a role in historical Chinese art and literature. The mountain is also significant because of its physical landscape characteristics.

Teacher's Note

UNESCO is like the world's protector of old and beautiful things. It is made by countries working together, just like how Indian states work together as one country.

Exam Trick

Remember UNESCO = United Nations + Education + Science + Culture. It protects things that are important to all people in the world.

Points to Remember

UNESCO decides which places are World Heritage Sites.
These sites are very important to all people in the world.
Some sites are old buildings or temples made by people.
Some sites are mountains, forests, or oceans made by nature.
Some sites are both - people and nature together.

History Of World Heritage Sites

Although the idea of protecting cultural and natural heritage sites around the world began in the early twentieth century, momentum for its actual creation was not until the 1950s. In 1954, Egypt started plans to build the Aswan High Dam to collect and control water from the Nile River. The initial plan for the dam's construction would have flooded the valley containing the Abu Simbel Temples and scores of ancient Egyptian artefacts. To protect the temples and artefacts, UNESCO launched an international campaign in 1959 that called for the dismantling and movement of the temples to higher ground. The project cost an estimated US $80 million, $40 million of which came from 50 different countries. Because of the project's success, UNESCO and the International Council on Monuments and Sites initiated a draft convention to create an international organization responsible for protecting cultural heritage.

Teacher's Note

The Abu Simbel Temples story shows how countries can work together to save old things. Fifty countries gave money to save these temples from water.

Exam Trick

Remember: The Aswan High Dam in Egypt was going to destroy Abu Simbel Temples. UNESCO saved them by moving them. This is how World Heritage Site protection started.

Points to Remember

The idea of protecting heritage started in the early 1900s.
In 1954, Egypt wanted to build a big dam on the Nile River.
The dam would have flooded very old temples with statues.
UNESCO asked fifty countries to help save these temples.
Countries gave money and worked together to move the temples to safety.

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