Kingdom of Benin History Quiz

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The Edo people of southern Nigeria founded Benin.

Eweka, who was the son of a prince from Ife.

Oba Ewuare the Great.

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The Edo people of southern Nigeria established the kingdom of Benin.

Eweka, son of an Ife prince, was the first king.

Oba Ewuare the Great, expanded the kingdom.

Human sacrifices and rituals honored their powerful obas.

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Benin artists worked with brass, wood, and ivory.

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The founder of the historical kingdom of Benin is Eweka I.
Eweka I was the first king of Benin.
Under the reign of Oba Ewuare, the kingdom of Benin reached its greatest power and size.
The people of Benin honored their powerful obas by creating elaborate bronze heads.
The artists of the Benin Kingdom were well known for working in bronze, producing intricate and detailed plaques, and carved elephant tusks.