Benin Empire looks at one of the most fascinating and advanced ancient civilisations. Through structures as imposing as a vast walled city built on trade or objects as beautiful as a bronze plaque, readers aged 9 and up gain a picture of who was who in ancient Africa and how the civilisation in which they lived really worked.

Perfect for Key Stage 2, each book in Great Civilisations approaches its subject through a scene-setting spread Who/where were the... then introduces the achievements of the chosen civilisation through 12 structures or objects, each of which illustrates a key aspect or theme. Writing, architecture, industry, warfare, transport and learning are all covered in the same simple, colourful and engaging way. Fact boxes and panels present incidental information and point the reader to the importance of parallel developments in other parts of the world.

This book is part of a book series called Great Civilisations .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 2. KS2 covers school years 4, 5 and 6, and ages 8-11 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks. This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2016 by Hachette Children's Group .

Catherine Chambers is an experienced writer of information books for children.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: The Kingdom of Benin
• 1: Inside the great walls
• 1: Divine head
• 1: Inside the palace
• 1: Fearsome warriors
• 1: A land of plenty
• 1: Trade goods and great kingdoms
• 1: Money matters
• 1: Wealth of the forest
• 1: Music
• 1: Cleanliness and style
• 1: Medicine and mystery
• 1: The heaven of Benin kings
• 1: Glossary
• 1: Websites and timeline
• 1: Index