Randa Abdelfattah
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These marvels are what greeted the first Europeans who came to Benin City in the 15th century.
And the Benin kingdom's power and wealth would only increase as they started trading with Europeans. They would trade raw materials like pepper, ivory, and eventually rubber.
And the Benin kingdom's power and wealth would only increase as they started trading with Europeans. They would trade raw materials like pepper, ivory, and eventually rubber.
And the Benin kingdom's power and wealth would only increase as they started trading with Europeans. They would trade raw materials like pepper, ivory, and eventually rubber.
Firearms that help the kingdom conquer their neighbors and expand their territory.
Firearms that help the kingdom conquer their neighbors and expand their territory.
Firearms that help the kingdom conquer their neighbors and expand their territory.
Like with any kingdom, there's almost always a dark side. The Benin Kingdom had long participated in the slave trade in West Africa. And when the Europeans arrived, the Benin Kingdom began selling them enslaved people too, making them a part of the transatlantic slave trade.
Like with any kingdom, there's almost always a dark side. The Benin Kingdom had long participated in the slave trade in West Africa. And when the Europeans arrived, the Benin Kingdom began selling them enslaved people too, making them a part of the transatlantic slave trade.
Like with any kingdom, there's almost always a dark side. The Benin Kingdom had long participated in the slave trade in West Africa. And when the Europeans arrived, the Benin Kingdom began selling them enslaved people too, making them a part of the transatlantic slave trade.
In exchange for slaves, the Europeans would give the Benin kingdom... Brass manilas...
In exchange for slaves, the Europeans would give the Benin kingdom... Brass manilas...
In exchange for slaves, the Europeans would give the Benin kingdom... Brass manilas...
starting with the Portuguese. And eventually, by the 1800s, the British became one of the primary trading partners with the Benin Kingdom.
starting with the Portuguese. And eventually, by the 1800s, the British became one of the primary trading partners with the Benin Kingdom.
starting with the Portuguese. And eventually, by the 1800s, the British became one of the primary trading partners with the Benin Kingdom.
it got so bad that the Oba would periodically shut down trade, frustrating the British. And so the British tried to fix this by proposing a treaty in 1892, which historians say... Undermined Benin sovereignty.