41. Travel In Porto Novo, Benin - Culture Porto Novo culture. benin is located in West africa and covers aland area of 112,622 Sq. km. and constitutes a long stretch of http://www.africatravelling.net/benin/porto_novo/porto_novo_culture.htm

Porto Novo - Culture Benin is located in West Africa and covers a land area of 112,622 Sq. km. and constitutes a long stretch of hand perpendicular to the Coast of the Gulf of Guinea.Porto novo is the capital of this country It is bordered on the North by Burkina Faso and the Republic of Niger, on the East by the Federal Republic of Nigeria and on the West by the Republic of Togo. With a 124 kilometers long coastline, it stretches North to South some 672 kilometers while its breath extends 324 kilometers at the evident point. It is above two third the Size of Portugal. Benin is characterized by unusually dry conditions. This is due primarily to two very important factors. First, the situation of the coast which is rather well protected from the western winds; second, the Atakora Barrier in the West and North West which decreases the amount of rainfall. The great part of the country is under the influence of transitional tropical conditions. Rainfall is not as abundant as found in areas with the same latitude thereby giving rise to tropical conditions known as the BENIN variant. These conditions are marked by a dry season from November to the beginning of April and a rainy season from the latter part of April to October. The Southern portion of the Republic of Benin, i.e. the Coastal zone, is under the influence of a Northern transitional equatorial climate characterized by a long dry season from November to the end of March, a first rainy season from April to July, a small dry period in August and a second rainy season in September and October.

42. African Timelines Part II 1480s, First Europeans (Portuguese) visit benin (Edo*speaking ruling culture) andarrive at east coast of africa, increasing trade in gold, ivory, and slaves http://www.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/timelines/htimeline2.htm

Humanities 211 (Historical Contexts, Oral Arts, Film) Prof. Cora Agatucci 6 October 1998: Learning Resources http://scout.wisc.edu/Reports/SocSci/1998/ss-981006.html Part II: African Empires AD / CE 1st - 15th centuries With Brief Discussions: Axum Advent of Islam Mali Empire Sundjata Keita, Griots ... Timbuktu African Timelines Table of Contents Contribute to African Timelines, add a link, or make a comment! New Submission Form "Let's face it think of Africa, and the first images that come to mind are of war, poverty, famine and flies. How many of us really know anything at all about the truly great ancient African civilizations, which in their day, were just as splendid and glorious as any on the face of the earth?" Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Wonders of the African World (PBS Online,1999): http://www.pbs.org/wonders/BehindSc/inter.htm#5 ca. 300 (to 700) Rise of Axum or Aksum (Ethiopia) and conversion to Christianity. (By CE 1 st century, Rome had conquered Egypt, Carthage, and other North African areas; which became the granaries of the Roman Empire, and the majority of the population converted to Christianity). Axum spent its religious zeal carving out churches from rocks

43. The Story Of Africa| BBC World Service largely motivated by the culture, the cultural practices of lecturer at Universityof Ibadan, The African Institute, Nigeria quotThe art of Ife and benin is so http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica/4chapter7.shtml

Contact Us Help Text Only HOME ... INDEX Ife and Benin Magnificent terracotta objects have been found in Nok, in Nigeria, dating back to a period some time between 500 BC and 500 AD. These are the earliest known sculptures on the continent, next to those of Ancient Egypt. Later around 900 AD, the Igbo-Ukwo was making finely and intricately worked, bronze ceremonial objects. Against this background of creativity and craftsmanship, the Yoruba kingdoms of Benin and Ife sprang up between the 11th and 12th centuries. ORIGINS In Yoruba mythology, Ife was founded by a senior deity Oduduwa, acting on the order of the supreme deity Olorun (also known as Oludmare). Oduduwa became the first ruler, or Ooni, of Ife. We know little of how these early Ooni exercised power or how their territory was administered, or precisely when the kingship started. We know that the landscape out of which Ife (and Benin) emerged consisted of a mixture of tropical forests and savannah land, affording very fertile soil and a high rainfall. One of the keys to understanding the success and wealth of these kingdoms was the ability to provide a significant food surplus. This released labour, which could then be channelled into creating great works of art centred largely on celebrating kingship.

44. BBC - Liverpool Culture - Africa Oye Family Heritage and the Gangbe Brass Band from benin. introducing local childrento african music and culture. africa Oye will also incorporate the UK leg http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/culture/2003/06/africa_oye/preview.shtml

@import url('/includes/tbenh.css') ; Home TV Radio Talk ... A-Z Index MONDAY 7th June 2004 Text only BBC Homepage England Liverpool ... Help Like this page? Send it to a friend! Africa Oye Mighty Zulu Nation will be performing at the festival Liverpool gears up for Europe's biggest free African Music Festival Click here for event listings SEE ALSO Africa Oye 2003 Listings WEB LINKS Africa Oye website E-festivals website The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites. PRINT THIS PAGE View a printable version of this page. After a decade of bringing the rhythm and beats of Africa to Liverpool, Africa Oye 2003 is set to be the biggest and best festival yet with more acts, performances and venues than ever before. The festival will welcome over 100 performers from 14 different counties with Headline acts; South African superstars 'The Soul Brothers and Mighty Zulu Nation', reggae legends 'Morgan Family Heritage' and the 'Gangbe Brass Band' from Benin. Mabulu Oye 2003 will take place in 13 venues including some of Liverpool's most iconic landmarks, the Albert Dock and Sefton Park Palm House. For the first time this year Africa Oye will be going 'downtown' with performances in some of Liverpool's most popular bars, clubs and cultural centres, including Modo, 3345 and Bluecoat Gardens.

45. NPR : Voodoo And West Africa's Spiritual Life and transportation for NPR teams traveling to benin and Togo. Geographic Online SaltHaulingCamel Trains West africa s Dogon culture Ancient Manuscripts http://www.npr.org/programs/re/archivesdate/2004/feb/voodoo/

Back to npr.org var SA_ID="nprpix;npr"; Voodoo and West Africa's Spiritual Life Discovering the Roots of Religion on the 'Slave Coast' Listen to this series: Part 1: Epe Ekpe Festival in Togo Part 2: Egungun Spirit Dancers Part 3: In Defense of Voodoo John Burnett interviews National Geographic Explorer Wade Davis: Listen Read Transcript John Burnett's Reporter's Notebook Josh Rogosin's Engineer's Notebook Feb. 9-11, 2004 Vodun is an ancient religion practiced by some 30 million people in the West African nations of Benin, Togo and Ghana. With its countless deities, animal sacrifice and spirit possession, voodoo as it's known to the rest of the world is one of the most misunderstood religions on the globe. The Sights and Sounds of West African Voodoo Video: Epe Ekpe "stone" festival in Glidji, Togo Video: Egungun spirit dancers in Cove, Benin Videos shot by John Burnett. Requires Real player to view get the application Epe Ekpe drum chant circle #1 Epe Ekpe drum chant circle #2 Epe Ekpe drum chant circle #3 ... Gelede mask dance, Cove, Benin Audio recorded in the field by Josh Rogosin for 'Radio Expeditions.'

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47. Afrol News - Your Portal To Africa! of document related to education, science and culture and related Write benin inthe Document Title bar. to quite a few sites in Frenchspeaking africa. http://www.afrol.com/html/Index/countries/beninindex.htm

afrol News Frontpage Latest News Subscriptions Countries ... Contact Us The Benin Index Page Welcome to our guide to links about Benin in the www. On the left, an updated list of contents.. For those wanting to read some general information, statistics, etc. about Benin, see our Background Page or go to general information in the link list. If you are looking for first hand information of high scientific value about Benin, have a look at our Benin Searches - the direct access to the databases of several UN-organizations and others. It's right below Index Pages to other African Countries There are index pages to all African countries here on afrol.com. They are all built in the same structure, so that you can find what you are looking for as easily as possible. To find other countries, pass by our Countries Index Page or "jump" directly from the menu below: Countries Page Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo Brazzaville Congo Kinshasa (DRC) Côte d'Ivoire Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon Gambia, The

48. The Embassy Of Nigeria : Tourism & CultureArts Culture Tourism The characteristic features of the Nok culture, which flourished Sudan, as well asto Carthage in North africa. compare with the fabulous Ife and benin Bronzes http://www.nigerianembassy.nl/tourism.htm

Literary Works International Fame Government Assistance National Council for Arts and Culture ... Hotels and Facilities Collectively, culture is a way of life in a given society. Tourism is the vehicle through which this way of life is appreciated. In Nigeria, culture is manifested in art, dance, language, literature, folklore, mores, music, governance, and even the environment. According to archaeological finds, Nigeria’s artifacts depicting the early life of the people date back to 2000 years. The Nok Culture, the earliest of the finds depicted the early life of the people of the Nok region North of the Benue River. The characteristic features of the Nok culture, which flourished from 500, BC to AD 200 is the terracotta figurines associated with it and the extensive use of iron. The source of the knowledge of an iron technology has been attributed to the civilization of ‘Meroe’ in what is today the Republic of Sudan, as well as to Carthage in North Africa. Grass Weaving Wood Carving Ivory Carving Glass and Metal Works ... Painting Brass or Bronze Casting is still made but there is nothing produced now to compare with the fabulous Ife and Benin Bronzes. These perfect example of portraiture and the "cire peerdue" method of casting, together with the equally perfect terracotta thought to be of the same period and possibly by the same craftsmen, have no equals anywhere.

49. Benin Africa Regional English africa Online www.africaonline.com/ Regional africa benin. Portal for information( africa Online ) news, culture, and sports. In English and French. http://www.interactiva.org/Dir/I/English/Regional/Africa/Benin/

www.interactiva.org English Deutsch Espa±ol ... Benin Benin : Regional Africa Benin: Arts and Entertainment Business and Economy Education Government ... Weather Employment: English Regional Africa Benin Business and Economy Employment Real Estate: English Regional Africa Benin Business and Economy Real Estate English Regional Africa Regions: West Africa FOC Country Profile - Benin Regional Africa Benin. Notes on geography ( FOC Country Profile - Benin ) history, politics, economy, international relations, travel, current affairs. CIA Factbook - Benin www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/bn.html Regional Africa Benin. Overview of the country ( CIA Factbook - Benin ) map, geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues. Facts About the Republic of Benin www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Country_Specific/benin_EDoc.html Regional Africa Benin. Basic information. Benin Country Profile www.mbendi.co.za/cybecy.htm Regional Africa Benin. Basic country data ( Benin Country Profile ) industries, map, news, and views. Authored by the MBendi AfroPaedia. BBC Country Profile: Benin news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1064527.stm

50. Benin Africa Links Index Translate this page com benin, officially Republic of benin, republic in western africa, on the beninIntroduction benin General Data benin Maps benin culture benin History benin http://mitglied.lycos.de/wernerrutz/bjmainlinks.htm

Werners Globetrotter Homepage Weltweite Link Resource fuer Reise und Tourismus - Informationen fuer Globetrotter, Touristen und Reisende A global Web Link Resource of Travel and Tourism Information for Globetrotters, Tourists and Pleasure Travellers Benin Africa Links Index Werners Globetrotter Homepages Link Recource fuer Traveller About Us Pinboard News Werners Reiseberichte Travel Stories ... Back to Top Benin Africa Links Index blaue URL Adresse ) nachfolgend bitte anklicken. Link Icon for english Links and Link Icon for german/deutsche Links Benin Country General Information Links Benin Airlines Airports Links Benin Landes Info Travel Guides Links Benin Reiseberichte Travel Stories Links ... Benin Wetter Weather Links Online Translator Deutsch-Englisch/Franzoesisch oder Franzoesisch/Englisch-Deutsch http://translator.abacho.de/translate.phtml http://trans.voila.fr/ Benin Country General Information Links Botschaft der Republik Benin Honorarkonsul der Republik Benin Leiter Herr Klaus Hartmann, Honorarkonsul Telefon 0681-5 86 06 11 und Fax 0681-5 86 06 67 Botschaft der Bundesrepublik Deutschland Leiter Hans-Burkhard Sauerteig, a.o. und bev. Botschafter

51. AFRICA the Conception of Political Power in benin. trade, communications, social institutions,culture, and diplomatic Uncertain Promise of Southern africa, edited by http://www.au.af.mil/au/aul/bibs/africa/afr10.htm

52. Websitecgore.dircon.co.uk Coombes, A., 1994, Reinventing africa Museums, Material culture and Popular J., 1952,Some Aesthetic Aspects of Yoruba and benin cultures, Ph.d. Dept. http://www.cgore.dircon.co.uk/c.htm

Website: cgore.dircon.co.uk Author: Dr.Charles Gore A B C D E F G ... W-Z Cahiers d'Art, 1932, Exposition 'Bronzes et Ivoires de Benin ' au Musee d'Ethnographie, 7, 3-5, numero special. Cambron, L., 1924, La Circoncision dan la Region des Bini at des Environs, Congo, Revue Generale de la Colonie Belge, 5, 2. Carlsen, F., 1897, Benin in Guinea und Seine Ratselhaften Bronzen, Globus, LXXII, 20. Campbell, K. F., 1981, Le Leopard, le Sertpent et le Crocodile, Arts d's Afrique Noire, 38. Carre, L., 1935, The Art of the Kingdom of Benin: Bronzes and Ivories from the Old Kingdom of Benin (Catalogue of an exhibition from 25 November to 14 December 1935 at the galleries of M., Knoedler and co.), New York, Paris and London. Carre, L., 1936, Benin - the City of Bronzes, Parnassus, 8, 1. Carrol, K., 1967, Yoruba Religious Carving, (chapter 15) Modern Artists, London Geoffrey Chapman. Caturla, E. del val, 1946, Busto Bronce de Benin, Cuadernos de Historia Primitiva, 1, 2. Chambers, L., Crocodiles, (eds.) Ben-Amos, Girshick P., and Rubin, A., The Art of Power, the Power of Art, Los Angeles: Fowler Museum of Cultural History, UCLA. Chaves, L., 1946, Bronzes de Benin - a escultura Afro Portuguesa de Benin, Sociedad de Geografia de Lisboa, Congresso Comemorativo do Descobrimento Centario da Guine, 1.

53. Wauu.DE: Regional: Africa: Benin: Society And Culture africa Is Still Being Exploited Children destined for slavery intercepted by beninois athena.tbwt.com/content/article.asp?articleid=116.benin Colonial History http://www.wauu.de/Regional/Africa/Benin/Society_and_Culture/

Home Regional Africa Benin : Society and Culture Search DMOZ-Verzeichnis: All Categories Categories Onlye Kategorien: Personal Pages Politics Religion Links: Africa Is Still Being Exploited Children destined for slavery intercepted by Beninois police. Article by Sharon Parrish Andrews in the Black World Today. http://athena.tbwt.com/content/article.asp?articleid=116 Benin Colonial History Brief article about the French conquest and colonial rule provided by newafrica.com and links to other Benin resources. Fon is Fun Fon language wav files, greetings, basic phrases, vocabulary, and Voodoo. Photos, links, maps, Beninese recipes, and forum for questions about the Peace Corps. http://www.geocities.com/fon_is_fun/ © 1998- 2002 Ein Service von Wauu.de UserNet.DE Linktip: MnogoSearch.ORG Map TopTen TopTen eng Aktuelle Linktips Mozilla 1.7 RC 1 Basteln 0190 Warner Free Rund ums Rad ... Fantasy - Shop Webmaster-Links Webspace Free Subdomain Service Merchandise Fun SUMA - Forum ... Abmahnungen œber Wauu Regeln Webmasterservice Impressum b

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Home Regional Africa Benin ... Society and Culture : Politics Search DMOZ-Verzeichnis: All Categories Categories Onlye Links: Elections in Benin Results of the 1996 national elections, and links to parliaments and parties. http://www.electionworld.org/election/benin.htm © 1998- 2002 Ein Service von Wauu.de UserNet.DE Linktip: MnogoSearch.ORG Map TopTen TopTen eng Aktuelle Linktips Mozilla 1.7 RC 1 Basteln 0190 Warner Free Rund ums Rad ... Fantasy - Shop Webmaster-Links Webspace Free Subdomain Service Merchandise Fun SUMA - Forum ... Abmahnungen œber Wauu Regeln Webmasterservice Impressum b

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56. Social Studies School Service Article These are the product of the Nok culture, which is thought to be the earliestculture of West africa. benin and Ife were major cities of the forest. http://www.socialstudies.com/c/@edOtdhxI3gZZ-/Pages/article.html?article@JWW718A

57. Peace Corps | World Wise Schools | Water In Africa | Stories | Benin Return to Water in africa. Water and culture. by Amy Gaspar, Dogbo Ahome, benin.In benin, it is customary to offer water to visitors who enter your home. http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/water/africa/countries/benin/waterculture.html

Water and Culture by Amy Gaspar , Dogbo Ahome, Benin In Benin, it is customary to offer water to visitors who enter your home. This simple gesture is very important in Beninese culture. It means that you are welcome to speak in the home as you please, with nothing to be nervous about. It is considered rude not to offer water and not to drink water that is offered. As a foreigner, it is not always in the best interest of my health to drink water that is offered to me. I was relieved to learn that I may simply pour a little water on the ground as a symbolic gesture. By pouring water on the ground, I am saying that I am not alonespirits accompany me, and I am offering them the water. I would just like to give you a little information on the Dogbo-Ahome water pump where I took the photos for this project. Dogbo-Ahome is a small village located southwest of my village. The pump was put in by a "white man's project" fifteen years ago. According to the local story, the first day the pump was available to the local villagers, everyone came to get water. The local voodoo queen did not get to the pump in time, and the water had already been turned off when her helpers got there. The queen was angry and told her helpers to return to the pump, that it would be running when they got there. Since that day the water has run all the time. Before this pump was put in the people had to rely on collected rainwater or walk three kilometers to a well. Now water is always available and free to everyone.

58. Africancolours: Your Guide To Contemporary African Art benin.africancolours.net. world so that they can share their ideas and culture andachieve so that you can receive information regarding art in africa ClickHere. http://benin.africancolours.net/

yellow pages: information about the artists reddot: digital archive ... benin.africancolours.net posted: Wednesday 18th of February 2004 overcoming maps Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Burkina Faso, Mali, Ghana  8 - 30 January 2004 The traveling tour " Overcoming Maps" organized by the Pan African Circle of Artists  brings very lively discussions with  issues like " How do we get contemporary African art to the same position that it occupied in Traditional African Society? ". Re-interrogating Art in Africa in the face of the Cultural Turn. The misrepresentation and misinterpretation and the creation of a relevant post-modern art in Africa . " Can Art fill the Vacuum?: the Potentials of Art in Social Development " ReadMore benin.africancolours.net posted: Wednesday 11th of February 2004 online network African Colours is a portal for Contemporary Art as well as a dynamic force to link artists from different parts of the world so that they can share their ideas and culture and achieve a common goal. It really gives us pleasure to know that our organisation is reaching out to different parts in the world.

59. AngolaPress - Africa Cape Town police nab strip club manager over murder. Togo beat benin 10 in friendlytie. Mozambican ex-first lady advocates culture of peace in africa. http://www.angolapress-angop.ao/africa-e.asp

60. Cultural Exchange Between China And Africa Fifth China establishes cultural centers in benin and Mauritius and launches a seriescultural China and African countries have held culture days, weeks http://www.china.com.cn/english/features/China-Africa/82031.htm

- SEARCH - WEATHER CHINA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ... Hotel Service Hot Links -Media- Xinhua News Agency People's Daily China Daily China Radio International Beijing Review China Today China Pictorial People's China El Popola Cinio Chinese Literature Beijing Portal PLA Daily Other web sites China Development Gateway Chinese Embassies The Ministry of Foreign Affairs The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation ... Institute of American Studies Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Cultural Exchange Between China and Africa The cultural exchange between China and Africa started in the mid 1950s, when in May of 1955, China and Egypt signed Summary of Talks on Cultural Cooperation Between the Governments of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and The Arab Republic of Egypt, the first cultural agreement between new China and an African country. In April of 1956, China 's 76-member Cultural and Art Ensemble visited Egypt and Sudan on invitation. As more and more countries on the African continent broke from colonialism in the 1960s and 1970s and established diplomatic relations with

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