The Kingdom of Beninhttp://journals.cambridge.org/cover_images/AFR/AFR.jpgdoi:10.1017/S0001972000035026NoneCambridge University PressAfrica
The Benin Bronzes are kind of hard to categorize,because they include such a huge range ofitems, from engraved ivory tusksto brass sculpturesto plaques.But they were all produced here,in the Kingdom of Benin in present-day Nigeria.This wealthy and industrious kingdom producedthousands of objects...
Life in the Kingdom of Benin is described in the BBC Bitesize guide, then find out about Oba life, what we can learn from the art of Benin and the history of other West African kingdoms Learn about the cast brass and ivory royal art of Benin, made to glorify the divine king, or Oba...
"A Short History of the World" takes readers from the Mayans to Mongolia, from the kingdom of Benin to the co... (展开全部) 作者简介 ··· 安德鲁· 玛尔,毕业于剑桥大学,英国著名政治新闻记者,长期为《苏格兰人报》《独立报》《每日快报》《旁观者》撰稿。2000至2005 年担任英国广播公司的政治...
1.After all, the golden age of Arab civilization ended in the 13th century.要知道，阿拉伯文明的黄金时代在13世纪就已终结。2.Built in the 13th century, it clings to a sheer rock-face high up above a mountain stream, among evergreen forests.苏密拉的修道院建于13世纪，修筑在一条山...
Rituals of kingship in some parts of Nigeria represent the main social reality for many people, providing meaning amidst clashing and ineffectual ideologies, and promising security in a politically unstable time. In the Benin kingdom the Oba's power is less than in centuries past, but the ideas...
(a country with) a form of government in which there is no king or queen, the power of government, law-makingetcbeing given to one or more elected representatives (ega president, members of a parliamentetc).The United States is a republic – the United Kingdom is not.república ...
Now, this son of a sharecropper had managed over seven Arctic expeditions. 现在,这位佃农的儿子已经成功地进行了七次北极探险。 Yet his massive, massive contributions became lost to history. 然而,他的巨大贡献却消失在了历史中。 And I ain't really cool with that. ...
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection, Brown University Library Persian empire Also known as the Achaemenian Empire, the kingdom created underCyrus the Greatstretched from Iran into Central Asia and Egypt. ...
The two figurines were made of five separate ivory tusks each, while their spots were of copper. BIPOC jewelry Kingdom of Benin mythology New York City Nigeria Political Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art Get your daily dose of art Click and follow us on Google News to stay ...