How did Ancient Egyptians use salt?

Answer 1

Because salt can make things last longer, using it was one of the important things that let civilization get started in places like Egypt. Salt was probably used there as long ago as 4000 BC. In ancient times, salt was worth much more, because it was hard to get, and could be used not only to give foods flavor, but also to make them last longer. Food could now be kept past its season, and taken on long trips.

People often traded salt for other things. It was of high value in China, Greece, the Middle East, and Africa. In the Mediterranean area, including ancient Rome, salt was even used for money. The word salary comes from the Latin word for salt, because they paid people in salt. After people learned how to get salt from the ocean, salt became cheaper. The Phoenicians were some of the first to figure out how to do this, by pouring seawater on dry land. Then when it dried, they collected the salt and sold it.

Another use of salt was in war, as a way to punish a city by ruining its crops. This is called "salting the Earth". The Assyrians are said to have been one of the first to have done this to their neighbours.

Answer 2

they used it to driy out mummies