To preserve the food
because they traded it in TImbuktu for salt so there food wouldn't spoil
Yes, they did trade there gold for salt.
salt and gold
Mail traded Gold and Salt with neighboring countries.
salt,gold(of course),animal hides,koala nuts,
ancient Ghana and ancient Mali. Improved answer: that's not true. ancient Ghana and ancient Mali were kingdoms before Songhai. mostly North Africa traded with Songhai to get salt and gold. i believe this is true.
no, but many saved salt and savored it, so they only had a little bit each day, so it didn't affect their health THAT much.
Eighty percent of the people in Mali are farming. The rest often do handicrafts such as wood carving, pottery, baskets and textiles.
Mali had alot of Salt and Gold.
Mali traded salt to many countries in the south. The gold trade, even more important was mainly to Egypt and other countries on the Mediterranean.
gold, iron, ore,salt,fish,soil, grow rich food
they traded salt and had great soil to grow rich food