Kingdom Of Benin

Question 1

What was the Oba?

Answer 1

The ruler of the Kingdom of Benin

Question 2

Who was the Edo?

Answer 2

The people of Benin

Question 3

Who was the Iyoba?

Answer 3

The Queen Mother

Question 4

What happened in 900?

Answer 4

The Edo people started farming near Niger River

Question 5

What happened in 1440?

Answer 5

Ewuare I became the Oba, he rebuilt Benin city

Question 6

What happened in 1486?

Answer 6

The Portuguese arrived

Question 7

What happened in the 1530s?

Answer 7

Benin stopped selling slaves and started selling cloth

Question 8

What happened in 1897?

Answer 8

The British army invaded Benin and forced them to join the British empire

Question 9

What are some reasons why Benin rose to power?

Answer 9

•Resources
•Technology
•Defence
•Use of land
•Alliances

Question 10

What about the Oba makes him seem powerful?

Answer 10

•Noblemen couldn’t look directly at him
•Turning your back on him was a sign of disrespect
•He was thought to have religious power from the Gods

Question 11

How did the Europeans influence the Kingdom of Benin?

Answer 11

•The Portuguese gave them brass, copper and guns
•The Kingdom of Benin gave them slaves, cloth and palm oil

Question 12

What are some reasons why the Kingdom of Benin fell from power?

Answer 12

•Benin’s economy struggled after a decrease in cloth and slave value
•Britain began to grow it’s empire in Africa
•Benin angered the British government