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1. African History
our understanding of West African history by showing while a state such as benin mightcelebrate materials made available through interregional trade, artists
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Issues in African History
Professor James Giblin, Department of History, The University of Iowa Like the art of all peoples, the art of Africans expresses values, attitudes, and thought which are the products of their past experience. For that reason, the study of their art provides a way of learning about their history. Through the study of African art we can study the questions which have long preoccupied historians of Africa. This essay written by a historian who studies the African past presents an introduction to these questions. Its purpose is to encourage students to use their knowledge of African art to think about issues in African history. As students of African art begin to consider the African past, they must also consider how Western conceptions of "race" and "racial" difference have influenced our notions of the African past. These ideas, which have usually contrasted the presumed inferiority of black peoples with the superiority of whites, arose in Western societies as Europeans sought to justify their enslavement of Africans and the subsequent colonization of Africa. Historians now recognize that ideas of racial inferiority have inspired the belief that in the past African peoples lived in a state of primitive barbarism. At the same time, they have realized that many of the European writings which they use to reconstruct the African past such as accounts by nineteenth-century missionaries and travelers, for example are themselves tainted by these same notions of African inferiority.

2. Benin On The Internet
An annotated guide to internet resources on benin for students, faculty, librarians, teachers, journalists, businesspeople and others. Has a brief history of Niger, benin language map minerals, soils, physical, topographic). Also sells continent and regional maps ( minerals, oil and gas, geologic, travel
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Adegbidi, Anselme and Esaie Gandonou, and Remco Oostendorp - Measuring the Productivity from Indigenous Soil and Water Conservation Technologies with Household Fixed Effects: A Case-Study of Hilly Mountainous Areas of Benin.
Full text report, in Adobe PDF. WPS/2001.20. Pub. 2001. 51 pp. From the Centre for the Study of African Economies Working Paper series . The Centre is part of the Department of Economics, Oxford University. [KF] http://www.economics.ox.ac.uk/CSAEadmin/workingpapers/wps-list.html
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On the author's immigration to France from Benin for university education, African communal life vs. the West's individualism, the importance of oral transmission of culture and education. From the e-journal, Mots Pluriels 23 http://www.arts.uwa.edu.au/MotsPluriels/MP2303ca.html

3. Regional Africa Benin
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4. French Colonies - Benin (formerly Dahomey)
led to economic growth, and the country has become a center for regional trade. toa new constitution approved by voters in December 1990, benin has a history.
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7. Benin History And Geography
Top of Page. Economy overview The economy of benin remains underdeveloped anddependent on subsistence agriculture, cotton production, and regional trade.
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Introduction [Top of Page] Background: Dahomey gained its independence from France in 1960; the name was changed to Benin in 1975. From 1974 to 1989 the country was a socialist state; free elections were reestablished in 1991. Geography [Top of Page] Location: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Nigeria and Togo Geographic coordinates: 9 30 N, 2 15 E Map references: Africa Area:
total: 112,620 sq km
land: 110,620 sq km
water: 2,000 sq km Area - comparative: slightly smaller than Pennsylvania Land boundaries:
total: 1,989 km
border countries: Burkina Faso 306 km, Niger 266 km, Nigeria 773 km, Togo 644 km Coastline: 121 km Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 200 nm Climate: tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north Terrain: mostly flat to undulating plain; some hills and low mountains Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean m
highest point: Mont Sokbaro 658 m Natural resources: small offshore oil deposits, limestone, marble, timber Land use:
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permanent crops: permanent pastures: forests and woodland: other:
48% (1993 est.)

8. Open Directory - Regional: Africa: Benin
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11. B. Forest West Africa. 2001. The Encyclopedia Of World History
The Encyclopedia of World history. 2001. 1. 1200–1300. The city of benin flourishedas a regional center of politics and commerce. 2. c. 1300–1400.
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13. Benin History | Lonely Planet World Guide
The history of benin is indistinguishable from that of by Europeans in Africa, andsouthern benin had the for its educated elite, employed as regional advisors
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The history of Benin is indistinguishable from that of the entire area of West Africa until the early part of the 17th century. Up until this time, the area had been divided into numerous principalities. It just takes one bad apple to spoil it for the rest of them, however, and in Benin's case a chief had a row with his brother and moved to Abomey before conquering the neighbouring kingdom of Dan, which became known as Dahomey (Fon for 'in Dan's belly'). He then made a pledge - repeated by each successive king - to leave more land than he inherited. Not surprisingly, this policy led to war after war, and a particularly bad relationship with the powerful Yoruba of Nigeria. Of course, wherever there was a good fight, Europeans were never far behind, and the Portuguese and others began establishing trade posts at Porto Novo and Ouidah. The Dahomey traded with the Europeans; the hot item was prisoners of war sold into slavery in return for guns. For well over a century, an average of 10,000 slaves a year were shipped to the Americas, primarily Brazil and the Caribbean and particularly Haiti, exporting their knowledge and practice of voodoo. Benin had become perhaps the most beaten track by Europeans in Africa, and southern Benin had the dubious honour of being dubbed 'the Slave Coast'. In the 1800s the French sashayed in and gained control of the coast, making the kingdom of Dahomey part of French West Africa. Named the 'Latin Quarter of West Africa', Dahomey became famous over the next century for its educated elite, employed as regional advisors. This education process backfired on the French; the locals became vocal and began agitating for equality. They even published a newspaper critical of the French.

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17. Africa Scout Region
history of Scouting in Africa. This was first done at a regional Seminarin benin (then Dahomey) where new avenues were explored.
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Regional Committee Subcommittees Regional Executive Staff ... Milestones of World Scouting Scouting has always been closely related to Africa and African cultures since its inception. The first time The Founder of Scouting thought that boys could make good Scouts and actually trained them as Scouts was in Mafikeng in South Africa. And it is here in Africa that he and his wife decided to remain forever! 2. When African countries became independent, the situation started changing. New African Scout Associations were formed and became members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). Formation and admission were as fast as the wave of independence was spreading throughout the continent. The problem of literature, other Scout materials and particularly badges remained predominant. Communication was not easy, as there was an obvious diversity in languages used in the same country. 3. In 1970, thanks to the strong financial support of the then Honorary Chairman of the World Scout committee, William (Bill) D. Campbell, Community Development was introduced as a new and particularly significant element of Scouting. This was first done at a Regional Seminar in Benin (then Dahomey) where new avenues were explored. Following this seminar and again thanks to Bill Campbell, new ideas were disseminated throughout the Scout Movement on the basis of the experience gained in Africa.

18. ODP: Regional:Africa:Benin
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19. Benin (12/03)
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Background Note: Benin

PROFILE OFFICIAL NAME:
Republic of Benin
Geography
Area: 116,622 sq. km. (43,483 sq. mi.).
Cities: Capital Porto-Novo (pop. 295,000). Political and economic capital Cotonou (pop. 1 million).
Terrain: Mostly flat plains of 200 meters average elevation, but the Atacora Mountains extend along the northwest border, with the highest point being Mont Sokbaro 658 meters.
Climate: Tropical, average temperatures between 24 o and 31 o C. Humid in south; semiarid in north. People
Nationality: Noun and adjective Beninese (singular and plural). Population (2001 est.): 6.4 million. Annual growth rate (2001 est.): 2.6%. Ethnic groups: African 99% (42 ethnic groups, most important being Fon, Adja, Yoruba, and Bariba), Europeans 5,500. Religions: Indigenous beliefs (animist) 50%, Christian 30%, Muslim 20%. Languages: French (official), Fon and Yoruba in the south; Nagot, Bariba and Dendi in the north. Education (2001 est.): Literacy Total population 38.6%; men 52.2%, women 24.6%.

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took place in the Bight of benin between 1500 Archaeopress, London) under the titleSettlement history, Material Culture, and regional Interactions in
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Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Akin Ogundiran I teach classes in the history, archaeology, and culture of Africa, and in comparative world civilizations. My research and teaching are interdisciplinary, intersecting the traditional boundaries of history, archaeology, and anthropology. Convinced that the historical experience of Africa can be assessed from diverse sources, my pursuit of interdisciplinary approach to cultural historical analysis makes me aware of the many theatres in which history has been and is being produced, (re)enacted, and lived. Research
I have conducted research in Nigeria (West Africa), Ethiopia (East Africa), and the United States. In these regions, I have collaborated (Ethiopia and U.S.A.) and initiated (Nigeria) projects on different aspects of African cultural history stretching as far back as 100 A.D. in the case of Aksumite Civilization in Ethiopia, 1200 A.D. for Yoruba civilization in West Africa, and as recent as early 19th century in the case of urban African-American culture in Boston (USA).
ultimate goal of the project is to provide insights into the socio-cultural transformations that took place in the Bight of Benin between 1500 and 1900 as a result of the integration of the region into the Atlantic economic system.

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