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Big, powerful empires like Ghana and Mali traded with their counterparts up there in the devilishly hot Sahara desert - precious gold for even more precious salt. So you see, salt was a very valuable commodity, as it could be used to preserve meats for long journeys, to deter pesky fleas, to set dye colors on fabrics, to exfoliate skin, and much more. The city nearest salt mines was Taghaza and the city nearest the gold mines was Koumbi Saleh.
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What city was the closest to gold and salt resources?
Mali
What city was closest to gold and salt resources?
Mali
Mali controlled the trade of what resources?
Gold and salt
What are Saudi Arabia's resources?
oil, gold and salt.
What were the two major resources in Ghana?
salt and gold
What resources does India have?
rice, salt, cloth, and Jew gold
What were the main resources of early west Africa?
gold and salt
What kind of natural resources did ancient Mali have?
salt and gold
What were the two major resources traded in Ghana?
salt and gold
What resources were traded in ghanas empire?
The things that were traded were gold and salt
What resources made Taghaza and Walata important?
They were the most important mining cities in ancient Africa. Most of the salt cam from them, and was then traded for gold and shipped all over the continent.
What were two valuable resources traded in Ghana?
Gold and salt were the main resources traded in Ghana.
