Lesson Planning
Learn how the earliest written evidence about Benin comes from the period when Europeans came. Before that there were no written records, so how useful are they in helping our understanding the earlier period?
Teaching Outcomes:
- To explore the earliest European writing about Benin.
- To act out the events in the sources.
Children will:
- Answer questions about historical sources.
- Assess the reliability of sources.
- Take part in role-plays.