Benin Kingdom

YEAR FIVE

Autumn 1

LESSON ONE

HOW DID THE BENIN KINGDOM BEGIN?

When did the Benin Kingdom begin and end?

What happened before? What events were happening elsewhere in the world during the time of

the Benin Kingdom? What happened after?

Benin

Why do you think the Edo people built a moat around the kingdom?

The Great Benin Wall

Diagram: The Great Benin Wall (Source:

Kingdom of Benin website).

Photograph: View along a street in the royal

quarter of Benin City, 1897 (source: The British

Museum/Trustees of the British Museum).

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The Great Benin Wall

The Obas of Benin Kingdom built up a

vast army. Using the text and

diagram on the expansion of the

Benin Kingdom to help you, why do you think doing

this helped make Benin Kingdom more powerful?

The Great Benin Wall

Building up a vast army helped make the Benin Kingdom

more powerful because_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Reasons why Benin grew into such a successful empire

What do you think is the most

important reason?

What do you think is the least

important reason for the empire’s

success?

Why do you think this?

Benin Kingdom

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