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Early Modern Cultures: Kingdom of Benin & Yoruban Peoples (Mali Empire)

A resource guide created to support information seeking for a grade 9 World History assignment.

Books in Our Collection

The Kingdom of Benin by Dominique Malaquais
Call Number: 966.9 M
ISBN: 0531202798
Publication Date: 1998-09-01
West African Kingdoms by Pierre-Damien Mvuyekure (Editor)
Call Number: Gale eBooks
ISBN: 9780787660475
Publication Date: 2003-08-29
A History of Nigeria by Toyin Falola; Matthew M. Heaton
Call Number: EBook Central
ISBN: 9780511399909
Publication Date: 2008-01-01

Databases and Web Sources

Digital Benin
The Kingdom of Benin
National Geographic
"Nigeria: behold a city called Benin; Great Benin, also known as Edo, was an important state that flourished in southern Nigeria. In the 15th century, it was an empire distinguished by the sumptuousness and comfort of its capital, Benin City, and by the r
Walker, Robin. New African, October 2006, 30+. Gale In Context: World History (accessed January 19, 2024).
"Benin"
Britannica Academic, s.v. accessed January 21, 2024.