Trade led to cities being developed close to trade routes, as well as a generation of prosperous kingdoms. They gained gold in return for salt, and discovered new languages and customs from other countries.
other people
salt and gold
Gold and salt
The Saharan trade extended from the Saharan West African kingdoms across the Sahara desert to Europe. The Saharan Trade linked such African empires as Ghana, Mali, and Songhay to the European world.
Yes, they did trade there gold for salt.
ancient mali was organized because they had armies
Mail traded Gold and Salt with neighboring countries.
Timbuktu, Mali, and Mali
In mali
Mali traded salt to many countries in the south. The gold trade, even more important was mainly to Egypt and other countries on the Mediterranean.
The Niger River. It helped trade their two major resources: Gold and Salt
Ancient Mali reached its height around the begining of the 14th century.