when a person is enslaved it means that they are forced to be a slave

transatlantic means crossing the Atlantic Ocean

British Nigeria refers to the time when Nigeria was ruled by the British Empire from the mid-nineteenth century until 1960 when they achieved independence

to loot means to steal items from a place during a war but and can also mean the stolen items

Benin and Europe

History

The Benin Bronzes

Benin City

The Oba of Benin

Edo religion

Why arguments have broken out about the Benin Bronzes

In ‘Non-European societies: Benin or the Maya’ pupils are encouraged to compare and contrast their understanding of Anglo-Saxon England with a non-European society that was roughly contemporaneous. In ‘Significant turning points: how did experiences differ during WW2?' Pupils extend their chronological understanding by studying the significant turning point of WW2.

In ‘The Vikings: how did Viking settlement help to make England?’ pupils studied the political narrative of how Viking settlement helped to forge England. In ‘Non-European societies: Benin or the Maya’ pupils are encouraged to compare and contrast their understanding of Anglo-Saxon England with a non-European society that was roughly contemporaneous.

If pupils study Benin, they learn about Benin's culture and society and how its looted artworks have caused modern controversy. If they study the Maya, they build knowledge of this civilisation to analyse what made them so distinctive.

Non-European societies: Benin or the Maya

Discriminatory behaviour or images, whether on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation, or otherwise.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

The earliest Europeans to trade directly with the Kingdom of Benin were the...

The Portuguese often paid for goods, including enslaved people, using...

The transatlantic slave trade transported enslaved people from West Africa to...

it had stopped trading with European powers

European powers wanted to take greater control of West Africa

By the 1800s, the power of the Kingdom of Benin had weakened because...

In 1897, the British overthrew the Oba and the kingdom became part of British...

Roughly how many pieces of Edo artwork were sent back to Britain during the British Expedition?

The Edo people believed that Osun was the god of magic and...

A __________ is a god, goddess or supernatural being that some people worship and believe in.

The {{}} Museum currently holds a brass statue of Osun's head.

The four {{}} on top of the statue’s head represent Osun’s protection and the ability the Oba has to make prophecies.

The {{}} coming out of the nostrils symbolise Osun's warriors and the Oba's magical ability to defeat and destroy his enemies.

The thunder-stones on the head of the British Museum's Osun statue represent the Oba's power to bring {{}}, like lightning. 

Benin and Europe

Lesson outcome

Content guidance