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People in the regions south of the Sahara traded their gold primarily for salt, which was a vital commodity for food preservation and nutrition. They also exchanged gold for textiles, metal goods, and tools. Additionally, luxury items such as beads and decorative artifacts from North Africa and the Mediterranean were highly sought after, further facilitating trade. This exchange played a crucial role in the economic prosperity of the trans-Saharan trade routes.
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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!
Salt from mines in the Sahara Desert were traded for?
Gold that was mined from the forest near the Nile River
What was a major item that was traded throughout the Sahara Desert and was considered as valuable gold?
silk and jewelry
What were some of the goods traded across the Sahara?
Some goods that was traded across the Sahara were silk ,spices, salt and gold. There are more too. Sorry,can't come up with any more. ;-p
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.
How did the trans Sahara trade work?
it worked by trans porting people by boat no wait throughnland the traded gold for salt oh and subscribe rezurextion thankyou bye
What kind of trade items Timbuktu traded?
Well, Timbuktu mainly traded salt,gold and ivory...the gold was sometimes used for their currency, but merchants normally traded it for its rich value. Salt came from Northern Africa, in the Sahara and gold was found in Western Africa.
What is wealthiest country south of the Sahara?
South Africa, because of it's gold and diamonds.
What African nation traded gold the most?
south Africa
What were the primary commodities traded by the people of Ghana?
they traded salt for gold
What is Trans-Saharan Trade?
The Trans-Sahara trade refers to the trade between West African Kingdoms south of the Sahara and Arab and Amazigh (Berber) Kingdoms on Africa's Mediterranean coast. Some of the goods traded, especially gold, probably traveled as far as Persia and all of Europe. Nomadic Amazigh Tribes, like the Touareg, that knew tha desert were primarily the ones who crossed the Sahara using camels. The main items exchanged were gold from West Africa for salt from the Mediterranean. The value of salt in Mali (in West Africa) was so high that sometimes gold and salt were traded at equal weight.
How did the people of Ghana increase the value of gold they traded?
they taxed the people when they went for gold
