Pick the best definition of the term “heritage:”

1. genetic traits that are inherited, or passed down, from one family member to another.
2. a style of ceramic art that was developed in seventeenth century Europe
3. characteristics, practices, and customs that are passed down through family, clans, gender groups, or larger cultural groups
4. the surrounding behaviors, beliefs, geography, history, and objects that create meaning around an object or event

3. characteristics, practices, and customs that are passed down through family, clans, gender groups, or larger cultural groups