Across the city there were more than 40 guilds

There is very little evidence about the ordenary people

Children did not go to school

Each family had its own home, a bit like a garden.

Children didn’t go school but learned from storytellers who kept the Kingdoms history alive

Little written evidence for the Benin society

Each family had a house. And own space a bit like a garden

There were over 40 guilds

The rainforest would have been rich in goods such as spicies

And elephants’

Saad,Leon

Children did not go to school but learned from storytellers

They used to trade items

There is little written evidence for the earliest Benin society. This makes it hard to know what life was like particularly for ordinary people.

People built houses out of wood leaves etc.

There were more than 40 guilds

Trade was an important part off life

The houses are made from material found in the rainfores

Children often learn skills by there parents

Trade was important part of every day life in the Edo tribe

local markets were open weekly

Trade was important to there life

The edo people lived in village as this was the best way to protect themselves from attack from other edo group or wild animals

Grow crops and raised animals for meat

Local markets were held weekly in the forest

Children did not go to school they learned from storytellers

The ogiso ruled benins trade

Trade was important part of every day life in Benin and made the kingdom the powerful dynasty it became in later years

THE RAINFOREST WOULD BEEN RICH AND GOOD SUCH AS SPICES AND ELEPHANTS IVORY

The rainforest would be rich in goods such as spices and elephants ivory

Benin trade was ruled by the Ohio’s

Each family had its own home with a space a bit like a garden. The house would have been built from materials found in the rain forest- wood , leaves and other natural materials .

Children didn’t go to school but learned from storytellers who kept the Kingdom’s history and mythology alive

It makes sense that there were farmers , warriors and builders! And entertainers. As part of the kingdom.

They hunted meat and fish which they either ate themselves or sold to others

Benin is famous for Crafts people

EACH FAMILY HAD ITS OWN HOME WITH A SPACE A BIT LIKE A GARDEN

Children often learnt skills from the members of their families and trades passed down ‘father to son’

Guilds were doctors, drummers, acrobats and dancers

BENINN was famous for its craft workers

Each family had its own home with a space, a bit like a garden 🪴

Jewels and ivory were a strong source of trade

TRADE WAS INPORTANT PART OF EVERYDAY LIFE IN BENNIN KINGDOM

Children did not go to school but learnt from storytellers who kept the kingdoms history and mythology alive.

Children often learn skills from members of there families

Saad,Leon

Communities and guilds that were not involved in craft and trade

It makes sense to believe that there were also farmers ,warriors , builders and entertainers as part of the kingdom

Local trading markets where open all week in the forest

Specialist in a craft,ivory carvers for example lived and worked together these groups were called Guilds

To start with traders and their customers would barter, swapping goods

Later on, traders was accepted cowrie shells as a form of payment 💰💵

Children often learned skills from the members of there family and trades passed down from father to son 👦

There was gilt for doctors

More than 40 Guilds

These groups were called guilds and the were checked by Ogiso who wanted to ensure that all goods were made to the highest quality

A story about Ogiso wore a crown made by cowrie shells

There were Guilds for doctors

Ogiso ruled the trade

Trading took some times days even weeks

There were more than forty guilds , each performing a particular duty or mastering a certain skill. Told by Raya , written by Abigail!

Guilds for acrobat drummers and dancers

Ogiso wore a crown of cowrie shells

Children did not go to school but learned from storytellers who kept the kingdoms history and mythology alive!!,!!

It makes sense to believe that there were also farmers , warriors, builders and entertainers as part of the kingdom. Farmers would have grown crops on the land that has been cleared in the rainforest as well as hunting for meat and fish which they either ate them self or sold to others.

Local markets were held weekly in the forest

The Benin traders refused to negotiate with anyone

Local markets were held weekly in the forest

Saad,Leon

THERE WERE FARMERS BUILDERS WARRIORS ENTARTAINERS AND DOCTORS HUNTERS

Rainforest would have been rich in spices and elephants

We know from evidence in other countries that Beninwas famous for its craft work 👍

Later on the trading stoped and turned into cowrie shells

Farmers would have grown crops on the land that had been cleared .

The people traded goods and the children didn’t go to school

We have to use traditional stories and the few artefacts that exist to make assumptions about the life of ordinary people

The HOUSES WOULD HAVE BEEN BUILD FROM MATERIALS FROM THE RAINFOREST WOOD LEAVES AND OTHER NATURAL MATERIALS

To start with traders and their customers would barter swapping goods rather than paying for them cowrie shells were highly valued

Ogiso wanted to ensure that all goods were made to the highest quality

Across the city, there were more than 40 guilds 👍

2. We have to use traditional story’s and the few artefacts the exists.

Benin was famous for its craft workers and the intricate jewellery and ivory ( Thats sadly elephant 🐘 tusks ) products were strong source of trade

Leon and Saad

Each family had its own home with a space ,a bit like a garden . The house would have been built from materials found in yhe rainforest-wood , leaves and other natural materials

CHILDREN DID NOT GO TO SCHOOL BUT LEARN FROM STORY TELLERS WHO KEPT THERE KINGDOM HISTORY AND MYTHTHOLOGY ALIVE

It is likely that communities from across Africa traded with Benin for centuries.

People had animals for meat and crops for other food 🥓

The rainforests would have been rich in goods such as spices and elephants ivory items which would’ve been much sought-after commodities

Much of the evidence that does exist tells us about ogiso or oba

Local markets weekly in the rai n forest

After the Ben in King dom was created later they started accepting cowrie shells for trading

We know from evidence in other countries Benin was famous for its craft workers and that the indicates jewellery and ivory products were a strong source of trade. Specialists in a craft, ivory carvors for example , lives and works together . These groups were called guilds and were checked by the Ogiso who wanted to ensure that all good where made to the highest quality.