1. The Dahomey Kingdom: By: Nick Cenci, Kyle Clampitt, and Alec Coleman

2. What We Will Cover: Who Where When What How Why

3. Who: Established by Dogbari – One of 3 brothers to form new kingdoms in Africa – All derived from Allada – Brought about by a power struggle

4. Where: Africa West of the Oyo Kingdom Coast-side of the Gulf of Guinea

5. Where: Then:

6. Where: Now: Present-day Southern Benin

7. When: Began in 1624 Invaded by France in 1899 Independence in 1960 Ended in 1975

8. What: Absolute Monarchy The slave trade European trading posts on the coasts Friends with Europe – Then France acquired Porto Novo – Lead to major changes

9. What: Powerful army – Women Gave sacrifices to King until 19 th century Religion was Vodou

10. How: Lacked advanced civilization untill 1600s Dogbari created an empire Conquered Allada and Whydah in the 1720s. – Spurred the slave trade – Growth – Became a regional power

11. How: 1852 – British Naval blockades War with French in 1892 – French gained control In 1975 they gained independence – Royal Family and administrators made an impact – Became Benin

12. Why: significant in the 18th /19th centuries Key regional state – Oyo Empire declined – Major location for the Atlantic slave trade – Remained unconquered by the Europeans during the age of exploration

13. Works Cited: Gascoigne, Bamber. HistoryWorld. From 2001, ongoing. http://www.historworld.net Dawson, Edward. "Kingdom of Dahomey / Dahomania." Historyfiles.co.uk. Historyfiles. Web. 4 Feb. 2015.. "Dahomey | Historical Kingdom, Africa." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, 16 Jan. 2014. Web. 6 Feb. 2015. "Kingdom of Dahomey." - New World Encyclopedia. Web. 28 Jan. 2015. "Wonders:Dahomey Kingdom." PBS. PBS, 1999. Web. 28 Jan. 2015