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What was the gold salt trade?
the answer is Ghana because Ghana owned gold and salt mines.
What was the most valuable item of African trade?
salt, or gold 8)
Ancient African kingdoms such as Ghana and Mali based their economic systems primarily on what?
Ghana and Mali were based on trade in gold and salt. Ghana taxed merchants passing through to become wealthy and dominated the gold trade. Mali did the same, as did Songhai.
Why did the people of Ghana use the silent barter to trade?
The traders of Ghana did not speak the language of many of the new traders who crossed the Sahara. So, instead of speaking they do this procedure. It also kept the exact location of the gold mines secret from the salt traders. Pretty good system don't you think? lol
Did Mansa Musa trade?
he traded gold, salt, leather, cloth, sugar, kola nus, and glass beads with other mechants.
What was the gold-salt trade?
The gold-salt trade was when people north of the Sahara trade salt for gold with the people south of the Sahara. Ghana just happened to be in the middle and charged gold for passing through and became very rich!
How gold trade works?
Ghana had gold, but no salt. The Sahara had no gold, but lots of salt. They figured it was a good idea to trade.
Who did the Songhai trade with and what did they trade?
Sahara and valuable salt and gold mines of central Africa
Why was gold and salt important in trade?
Salt used to preserve and flavor food, was available in the Sahara.
Why did Arab traders criss cross the Sahara?
Because they believed that crossing the Sahara would increase their trade of gold and salt
What is the interaction of the environment?
The HEI for Ghana is trans-Saharan salt and gold trade. Actually, they use their gold mines and trade it with salt from the Sahara. I am not sure of it but i am 95% out of 100% sure.
What are products the people of southern forest areas brought to trade with the north African traders?
The Songhai empire traded mostly salt and gold.
What is the human environment interaction of Ghana?
The HEI for Ghana is trans-Saharan salt and gold trade. Actually, they use their gold mines and trade it with salt from the Sahara. I am not sure of it but i am 95% out of 100% sure.
What were the three great kingdoms that controlled the gold-salt trade across the Sahara desert?
Mali and Songhai
Ghana Mali Songhai What was the importance of the empires listed above?
They controlled the trade of salt, gold, and ivory across the Sahara.
Why were Ghana mali songhai important?
They controlled the trade of salt, gold, and ivory across the Sahara.
What were two of the most important trade goods carried across the Sahara Desert by camel caravan?
Type your answer here... GOLD AND SALT
