WorksheetsBenin Kingdom
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is an empire?
Lots of countries or states, ruled individually.
Lots of countries or states, all ruled by one monarch or single state.
A group of villages run individually.
A king or chief.
What is an Oba?
A king or chief.
A guild.
A religion.
A mask.
What is animism?
When you dress up as an animal.
The belief that animals should not be eaten.
The belief that animals should be worshipped.
The belief that spirits inhabit all things, including animals and plants.
The people of Benin were polytheistic - meaning...
they worshipped one gods.
they worshipped many gods.
they worshipped no gods.
they had two religions.
Who came From Ife to rule Benin?
Prince Oranmiyan
Oba Ozolua
Queen Idia
Eware the Great
Who was the first Oba of Benin?
Oranmiyan
Eweka
Ozolua
Orhogbua
The Obas set up trading routes with traders from
Portugal
Porchugal
Porkugal
Porchegel
How did the history of Benin get passed through different generations?
Books
Newspapers
Drawings
Stories
What year was Kingdom of Benin founded?
600AD
1100AD
900AD
900BC
What country was the Kingdom of Benin in?
Ghana
Nigeria
Kenya
Africa
Who was the first Ogiso of Benin?
Igodo
Owodo
Ewarae
Orhogbua
The Kingdom of Benin was first called...
Ogiso
Eweka
Oba
Igodomigodo
What precious metal was popular in the Kingdom of Benin?
Gold
Silver
Copper
Bronze
How did the people of Benin share stories?
Reading them
Telling them orally
Films
Pictures
