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Quel était le fondement économique du royaume du Dahomey?
Qui a fondé le royaume du Dahomey?
Quel était le nom des guerrières femmes puissantes du royaume du Dahomey?
Quel est le nom de la religion traditionnelle pratiquée au royaume du Dahomey?
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Quel est le résultat de la résistance du peuple dahoméen contre la colonisation française?
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Quel est le nom de la nouvelle nation créée en 1975?
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Study Notes
Dahomey Kingdom
- Existed from the 17th to the late 19th century in what is now Benin, West Africa
- Founded by Dakodonou in the 1620s
- Capital city: Abomey
- Economy:
- Based on slavery and trade
- Sought to control the slave trade in the region
- Developed a complex system of taxation and trade
- Military:
- Known for its powerful female warriors, the Dahomey Amazons
- Fought many wars with neighboring kingdoms and European colonizers
- Cultural practices:
- Practiced Vodou, a traditional West African religion
- Believed in the power of ancestors and the supernatural
Colonial Era
- French colonization (1892-1960):
- Dahomey became a French colony in 1892
- French colonizers suppressed the Dahomey Kingdom and its traditions
- Introduced forced labor, taxation, and exploitation of natural resources
- Resistance and independence:
- Dahomeyans resisted French colonization, leading to several uprisings
- Dahomey gained independence from France on August 1, 1960
- Became the Republic of Benin in 1975
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Découvrez l'histoire du royaume du Dahomey, qui a existé au 17e siècle au 19e siècle, et sa résistance à la colonisation française. Apprenez-en plus sur sa culture, son économie et son système militaire unique.
