Introduction to Benin
This term we have been learning all about Benin.
All of the work you are about to see is written by
and stars year 5.
Now we hope you enjoy!
This is not where the
Benin empire was
This is where
the Benin
empire was
The people of Benin were the Edo people from
West Africa. They spoke the Edo language.
It started of as a small
kingdom then soon
became very powerful
and started trading
with the Europeans.
The Empire of Benin
survived for just under
1000 years.
AD 900 The Vikings were invading
BENIN EMPIRE In
Britain
In 1066 England was conquered by the
French
In 1415 Henry V defeated the French
Henry 8th died in 1547
slavery was abolished in 1807…
…and still the Benin empire continued!
Here is some information about Benin
Obas.
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They were the kings of Benin
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They owned lots of land and gold
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They were loads of servants and
farmers that worked for them
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They wore expensive clothes and
jewellery.
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They had very powerful armies and
had a very big empire.
Who – A rich village vs. a poor village.
Poor Village – Zane, Pamusa, Kayon
Rich Village – Millo, Bradley, Bix
Why – The Poor village is trying to get
gold.
When – 1376 AD.
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Lots of countries traded with Benin such as
England and Portugal.
Trade was a very fair but it actually led to Benin’s
destruction. Apparently a British soldier stole
something and it meant war.
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Elephant tusks (Ivory)
Slaves
Weapons
Food
Wood
Materials
Clothes
Jewelry
Rubber
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Guns (weapons)
Armor
Food
Brass
Welcome to our slavery in Benin sketch.
It is a debate about if slavery is
illegal in a court room.
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Benin sold 3000 slaves a year to the
europeans.
Neighbouring territories were often sold
as slaves to the portuguese traders.
Benin sold slaves to make a lot of money
and to make their land more powerful.
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Now we are going to act out a courtroom scene
By the way we made it ourselves.
Now sit back and enjoy!
By: Betty, Renee, Sienna and deavian.
One of the reasons reason that Benin is so famous
is how long it lasted for. It lasted nearly 1000
years!
The Oba was the king of Benin. The most famous
and the greatest Oba was Oba Ewuare the Great
1440AD-1473AD.
And his son won 52 battles
.... when he
was the Oba!
Benin's artwork was great. They could do
many types of art like masks, animals and statues.
Most of their artworks were made of
brass.
Benin was really powerful when it comes to war.
And when they traded for guns that’s when their
army got extreme and they won hundreds of
battles… literally!
By 1897, Britain needed lots of rubber from Benin, but they
didn’t want to pay for it.
Benin wanted to stop trading, because they were worried that
the British army was getting too strong.
Britain said they wanted to trade, but they actually wanted
complete control of Benin.
1,200 British soldiers attacked Benin in
revenge for losing a battle against the
Benin army.
British troops captured,
burned, and looted Benin
City, bringing to an end the
west African Kingdom of
Benin.
As a result much of the
country's art, including the
Benin Bronzes, was either
destroyed or stolen.