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| King Ghezo displayed with a royal umbrella |
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| African kingdom in the present day Republic of Benin. Lasted from 1600-1900 |
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| Capital of Dahomey Dynasty |
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| all-female military units |
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| Religious practice of the Dahomey people |
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| Range of Dahomey Kingdom on present day map |
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| Picture of women solider from an all women military force called the Dahomey Amazons |
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| group of people who were the founders of the kingdom in around 1600 |
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| Second Franco-Dahomean War |
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| 1892-1894 was a major war between the French Third Republic and the Kingdom of Dahomey. The French won and the Dahomey became a French colony |
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| the name of the country that was changed from the Republic of Dahomey in 1975 |
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| Ceramic vessel "drum", used only at the death of the king of Dahomey. |
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| King Ghezo and his son. He was the 9th king of Dahomey, and is considered one of the greatest of the 12 kings |
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King Behanzin was the last and 12th king of the Dahomey dynasty
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| main currency used for exchange |
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| Area of the Atlantic slave trade that offered 20% of all the slaves making it the biggest contributor to the trade |
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| Vodun alter found at Abomey (the capital of the kingdom) |
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| Example of the art of the Dahomey people known as zoomorphism in which they depict a human with animal characteristic |
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| Annual Customs of Dahomey |
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| yearly celebration of the Dahomey people that usually consisted of gifts and tribute, human sacrifice, military parades, and discussions about the future for the kingdom. |
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| Map of the Dahomey Dynasty (close up) |
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