a deity is a god, goddess or supernatural being that some people worship and believe in

Edo religion

History

The Benin Bronzes

Benin City

The Oba of Benin

Benin and Europe

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

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

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

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

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

The British Museum currently holds a brass statue of Osun's...

Osun's protection and the ability the Oba had to make prophecies.

Osun's warriors and the Oba's magical ability to defeat and destroy his enemies.

the Oba's power to bring destruction, like lightning.

The four birds on top of the British Museum's Osun statue’s head represent... 

The snakes coming out of the nostrils of the British Museum's Osun statue’s head represent... 

The thunder-stones on the head of the British Museum's Osun statue represent... 

The Kingdom of Benin began in the {{}} Century.

The rulers of the Edo people were called...

There were no female rulers; women were seen as too weak to rule.

Women could rule on their own, as a queen, if there were no suitable men.

If a king wasn't old enough to rule by himself, a woman would act as a regent.

Which of these best describes female rulers in the Kingdom of Benin?

Oba {{}} was considered a great leader by the people of the Kingdom of Benin.

The Oba was regarded as divine, as it was thought that he had a connection to the...

At their palace, the Obas would meet with their officials and conduct {{}} ceremonies.

Edo religion

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