Slave trade

Topics Year 4/5
This unit is part of Benin (900 to 1300CE) End of Benin

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Objectives

History

Study a non-European society that provides contrasts with British history – Benin (West Africa) c. AD 900-1300.
Children should regularly address and sometimes devise historically valid questions about change, cause, similarity and difference, and significance.

English

Participate in discussions, presentations, performances, role-play, improvisations and debates.

Lesson Planning

Learn about the rise in the slave trade as the European countries became more involved in West Africa, and Benin's initial resistance to it.

Teaching Outcomes:

To find out about the slave trade.
To discuss the ethics of the slave trade.

Children will:

Examine the effect of the slave trade on West Africa.
Examine historical sources to answer questions.
Take part in a classroom discussion .

Planning

Provided Resources

The slave trade
Sources about the Benin slave trade
Abolition

You Will Need

You do not need any particular resources for this session.

Weblinks

The slave trade and Benin from nigerianmuse.com
How the slave trade increased warfare in West Africa - How the slave trade increased warfare in West Africa
The effects of the slave trade on West Africa from panafricannews.blogspot.co.uk
Slavery’s effects on Africa from news.bbc.co.uk
About Oloudah Equiano from abolition.e2bn.org