HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Question
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Salt and goats
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Salt and slaves
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Gold and salt
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Goats and gold
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Detailed explanation-1: -It seems likely that trade was a major factor in the growth of Ghana from the very beginning’. Ghana was located half way between the sources of the two Trans-Saharan trade items: salt from the desert up north and gold from Bambuk to the East.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Sahara Desert was a thriving crossroads of exchange for West Africa, North Africa, the Middle East, and Europe in the medieval period. Fueling this exchange was West African gold, prized for its purity and used for minting currencies and adorning luxury objects such as jewelry, textiles, and religious objects.
Detailed explanation-3: -Salt was a highly valued commodity not only because it was unobtainable in the sub-Saharan region but because it was constantly consumed and supply never quite met the total demand. There was also the problem that such a bulky item cost more to transport in significant quantities, which only added to its high price.