HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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silver and salt
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salt and gold
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gold and silver
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silk and salt
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Detailed explanation-1: -Trans-Saharan Trade, also known as the Gold-Salt Trade, was an extensive network of trade routes that linked the Mediterranean world with West Africa during the Middle Ages. The trade routes facilitated the exchange of goods, ideas, and cultures between the people of Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mansa Musa inherited a kingdom that was already wealthy, but his work in expanding trade made Mali the wealthiest kingdom in Africa. His riches came from mining significant salt and gold deposits in the Mali kingdom.
Detailed explanation-3: -The most common exchange was salt for gold dust that came from the mines of southern West Africa.
Detailed explanation-4: -Camel caravans from North Africa carried bars of salt as well as cloth, tobacco, and metal tools across the Sahara to trading centers like Djenne and Timbuktu on the Niger River. Some items for which the salt was traded include gold, ivory, slaves, skins, kola nuts, pepper, and sugar.