West African early trading

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World's largest desert in Northern Africa

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Sahara

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Trans-Saharan trade in early West Africa MAINLY involved the exchange of _________ for gold.

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Salt

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Why was salt so valuable?

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People needed salt to preserve food.

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What item did the people of West Africa usually trade to get salt? Options: bronze, water, gold, silk

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gold

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Ghana’s wealth was based on its control of the over land trade routes.

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Control of the over land trade routes.

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What river helped the traders in Mali transport their goods?

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Niger River