World Civilization II: States of West Africa. 1. The two empires I have chosen to write my paper about is the Ife kingdom and the Oyo kingdom. The reasons I choose these two kingdoms was because these kingdoms were around the same time of each other, even though one may have fallen before the other. I feel that me picking these two each one gives a little story of before and after what happened with Oyo with its fall with the wars they were put in. Each one of these kingdoms can give information about the other before and after one of them falls. It was said that Ife was a kingdom that was dated as far back as far as 500 BC. Also known as one of the oldest cities in southwestern Nigeria in Yoruba city. While the Oyo kingdom was founded during the 1300s. But soon became a
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Just like Oyo traditions instead for this empire was said to be founded by the two deities Odudwa and Obatala that created the world from what their people believed. The Yoruba people believed that one made the people out of clay, while the other became their first king. From history, they say that Odudwa sons spread out from Ife to create and found the other Yoruba states. Different from its neighboring empire Oyo. Ife was most known for its artists who would create sculptures from bronze, stone, and terracotta. But this slowly became less and less as political power and money started to change with their neighboring kingdoms Benin and Oyo. Even though this kingdom was able to avoid most of the war with the Fulani the Empire ran into problems with having control over their slave trade with Owu. Though they did get into a war they had declared on Ibadan they were back lashed with a attacked both Ibadan and Modakeke which almost destroyed Ife. What made Ife so well known today with their culture is their art that is still held and can be found today in
Just like Oyo traditions instead for this empire was said to be founded by the two deities Odudwa and Obatala that created the world from what their people believed. The Yoruba people believed that one made the people out of clay, while the other became their first king. From history, they say that Odudwa sons spread out from Ife to create and found the other Yoruba states. Different from its neighboring empire Oyo. Ife was most known for its artists who would create sculptures from bronze, stone, and terracotta. But this slowly became less and less as political power and money started to change with their neighboring kingdoms Benin and Oyo. Even though this kingdom was able to avoid most of the war with the Fulani the Empire ran into problems with having control over their slave trade with Owu. Though they did get into a war they had declared on Ibadan they were back lashed with a attacked both Ibadan and Modakeke which almost destroyed Ife. What made Ife so well known today with their culture is their art that is still held and can be found today in