triangular trade
West Africans received salt from the Sahara.
Salt was more important than gold to the West Africans.
they brought salt
The Africans needed it in their diet and to preserve their food
Most West Africans live in Nigeria.
Salt was so valuable in West Africa, especially in Ghana, because people needed salt in their diets. It also added flavor to their bland foods. Probably the most important reason was because it preserved fod for a long time, because they obviously didn't have refrigerators! =D
Most West Africans live in Nigeria.
gold, pearls, ivory
Salt was used for many different things in Africa. It was need to flavor food, used for medical purposes and to preserve meat.
Animism reflect west Africans dependence on the natural world
of course! Generally sub-Saharan Africans consider themselves Africans....
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