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Why was salt valuable?

Anonymous

∙ 11y ago

Updated: 10/6/2023

Some important applications of sodium chloride - seasoning for foods
- preservative for foods
- preparation of sodium, chlorine, sodium hydroxide, hydrogen
- roads deicing
- soaps fabrication
- salts baths
- isotonic solutions - sodium is indispensable for life
etc.

Wiki User

∙ 11y ago

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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

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 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 was just as valuable as gold in the Songhay Empire?

salt

What was just as valuable as gold in the Songhay Empire.?

salt

What was once so valuable it was traded for gold?

SALT.

How is salt a valuable in history?

Because without salt the life of human beings and many animals is impossible.

What were the two most valuable resource traded in Ghana?

gold and salt .

What are the two most valuable mineral in ancient Ghana?

Salt and gold.

What is a valuable ocean resource that is obtained by evaporating ocean water?

Salt

What was the most valuable item of African trade?

salt, or gold 8)