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The reason why is that there was such a plentiful amount and they could even trade it for gold 1 lb. of salt= 1 lb of gold.
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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!
Did the native Americans preserve their food with salt?
no they didn't have salt
What are the three most populated cities in Utah?
Utah is a State with unusual demographics. For the State there are only about 27 people per square mile yet Salt Lake County has 1,112 persons per square mile. Five of the ten largest cities are all in Salt Lake County (marked with an *), and 10 of the top 20 are in Salt Lake County:Salt Lake City, 183,171*West Valley City, 125,093*Provo, 119,775West Jordan, 104,915*Sandy, 97,177*Orem 95,248Ogden 83,296St. George, 72,555Layton, 66,746Taylorsville, 59,102* Salt Lake CityWest Valley CityProvoWest JordanSandyOremOgdenSt. GeorgeLaytonTaylorsville.
What statment about the value of salt to the western kingdoms of Africa is Not true?
salt kept ghana from being a trade center
Where did Native Americans get salt to preserve food?
They would put salt water in buckets and lay them under the sun the water would evaporate.
Where in Africa did people build there houses out of salt?
deserts mostly
Where are the African salt mines located?
The salt mines in Africa where located in tha city of Taghaza The salt mines in Africa where located in tha city of Taghaza
What was the importance of taghaza?
Salt mining city which was a huge part of trade in Africa; salt.
Where is the taghaza loctaced in relation to timbuktu?
Taghaza is located north of Timbuktu, in present-day Mali. It was a significant salt-mining center in the Sahara Desert during the medieval period.
What resources made Taghaza and Walata important in age of the west African empires?
Taghaza and Walata are the most important mining cities in ancient Africa. Most of the salt came form there, and was then traded for gold and shipped all over the continent.
What are two ways of obtaining salt in the Sahara desert?
One way was to dig holes in the ground, pour salt water in it, and evaporating the water, leaving the salt behind. The second way was to mine for them from the salt mine in taghaza
What resources made Taghaza and Walata important?
They were the most important mining cities in ancient Africa. Most of the salt cam from them, and was then traded for gold and shipped all over the continent.
What areas of Africa did gold and salt come from?
They got it from Taghaza. It is also called "The City of Salt".They could've also gotten it from mines.
What did the Mormons build at Salt Lake City?
Salt Lake City
Why does the Chesapeake Bay not taste like salt?
The Chesapeake Bay is an estuary. It houses salt, fresh, and brackish (a mixture) of waters.
What is the purpose of salt bridges?
to prevent charge build up
Do houses made out of salt melt in the desert?
a) salt doesn't melt, though it does dissolve b) I'm not aware of any dwellings anywhere that are made of salt, unless it's a novelty
