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People in deserts had no way to preserve their food as there was no electricity for freezers or refrigerators to work and no ice available. They preserved much of their meat by drying it after salting it down well. This prevented it from spoiling or becoming infested with maggots.
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Why was salt more valuable then gold?
It was a long time ago in africa because it was used to preserve food, make it more tasty, and it replaced salt lost when they sweat. Salt being more valuable is an opinion though, but for west africans, salt seemed more valuable
Why is salt so valuable in West Africa?
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
What were the most valuable trade items in west Africa?
salt or gold
In the savanna lands of West Africa which valuable resource was needed by the inhabitants?
Salt is the most valuable resource that was needed by the inhabitants in the savanna lands of West Africa =)
Why was beaver fur so valuable?
Beaver fur was so valuable because back in time they would trade furs to have basic needs.
What was once so valuable it was traded for gold?
SALT.
What does your worth your weight in salt mean?
In the middle ages salt was very rare and valuable, so a person "worth their weight" was a person who was needed and valuable.
What is salt of the earth or salt earth?
"salt of the earth" means a valuable person. You'd never know it from modern society, but salt used to be a very valuable commodity.
Why was salt more valuable then gold?
It was a long time ago in africa because it was used to preserve food, make it more tasty, and it replaced salt lost when they sweat. Salt being more valuable is an opinion though, but for west africans, salt seemed more valuable
What was more valuable to Ghana salt or gold and Why?
Gold and salt. First, the gold worth very much as you know. The salt is valuable as the gold because foods contain salt and it's preserving the food. Salt was rare at the ancient Ghana so they could use it as the trade item. I heard this from my social studies teacher, Mr. MacGr**o*
Why do Africans trade the salt?
Salt at one time in history was very valuable. It was so precious that they had salt cellars with tiny spoons to make sure no one took too much. Only the high table in the Middle Ages had salt, so anyone who had salt to trade had an valued item.
The mineral that was as valuable as gold in Africa was?
salt
What is more valuable salt or gold?
Gold
Did they have salt or honey in the 1600s?
i think salt, because in 1600 there were lots of trading going on and salt was valuable.
What was once so valuable it was traded for gold remains an important part of the economies of many northern African people?
Salt (:
What was just as valuable as gold in the Songhay Empire.?
salt
What was just as valuable as gold in the Songhay Empire?
salt
