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What does worth your weight in gold mean?
Gold is very expensive...if you are worth your weight in gold than you are worth a lot...It means the person who said it thinks that you are WONDERFUL...a great person/valuable employee/good friend, etc.
Why did salt and gold dominate the Sahara trade?
They were both plentiful in the area. Salt was needed to prevent dehydration in such hot climates. Salt was worth its weight in gold. another thing is that salt was scarce in the savanna regions ... it was also sold in N. africa and europe:)
In which African civilization was salt worth its weight in gold?
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What is my worth in gold?
To calculate your worth in gold, you'll need to know your weight. Once you know you weight, you can use the calculator below to find out your worth in gold.
How much is one penny weight of 10k gold worth?
how much is a penny weight of 10k gold worth
Did people have salt in Medieval Times?
Yes it was the main currency hence the phrase worth its weight in salt or worth its 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.
How much was salt worth in ancient times and what factors influenced its value?
In ancient times, salt was highly valuable and sometimes worth its weight in gold. Factors that influenced its value included scarcity, transportation costs, and demand for preserving food.
Why was salt and gold so powerful to the kingdoms of Africa?
Because back then in Africa salt was very scarce and one pound of gold would be worth one pound of salt and they traded salt for gold.
How did the gold-salt trade developed between west Africa and north Africa?
Villagers traded any surplus. Gold was plentiful in present-day Ghana, Nigeria, and Senegal. In return West Africans had salt. People need salt to prevent dehydration and there was a heavy abundance of salt in some places. However in places like the savanna, salt was scarce. A block of salt was easily worth its weight in gold.
How much money is one block of gold?
One ounce of gold is worth $1,063. The price of the block of gold depends on the weight. Most weight 40lbs and are worth $42,520.
What is gild gold worth?
Depend on the weight of gold is used for gilding
