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Assignment:
1. Define tangible cultural heritage and elaborate a brief summary of why saving tangible cultural heritage matters.
2. Explain what the true Monuments Men were tasked with doing and provide one specific example of an artifact they are known to have reclaimed. In regards to the artifact you choose, be sure to provide the following information with details from the research:
a. What was the artifact?
b. Where was the artifact originally from?
c. Why did the artifact matter? (Consider its overall significance and its cultural significance.)
3. Read through the List of World Heritage in Danger at https://whc.unesco.org/en/danger/ and choose one contemporary example of tangible cultural heritage in danger. Note: You must choose a tangible cultural heritage site.
a. State the cultural site you have chosen from UNESCO's List of World Heritage in Danger.
b. Provide a brief description of the site (where it is located, what it consists of, and the people who built it).
c. Briefly explain its cultural significance.
d. Why is the site endangered?
e. Based on what you have learned, why is it important to protect it?
f. What, if anything, is being done to preserve it?