WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -From the seventh to the eleventh century, trans-Saharan trade linked the Mediterranean economies that demanded gold-and could supply salt-to the sub-Saharan economies, where gold was abundant.

Detailed explanation-2: -Gold and salt trade via the Sahara Desert has been going on for many centuries. Gold from Timbuktu, a city in the modern-day West African country of Mali, and other West African states was traded north to the Mediterranean in exchange for luxury goods and, ultimately, salt from the desert.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Gold-Salt Trade The route began in Northern Africa in a commercial city known as Sidjilmassa ( near the present-day Moroccan-Algerian border). It passed through the salt-rich village of Taghaza, through the Sahara and finally to the gold region of the Ghana Empire known as Wangara.

Detailed explanation-4: -Trans-Saharan Trade At its peak, Ghana was chiefly bartering gold, ivory, and slaves for salt from Arabs. Ghanaians would also buy horses, cloth, swords, and books from North Africans and Europeans.