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Gold – Salt Trade

Gold – Salt Trade. Ghana GOLD Mali MEETS Songhai SALT. Location of Resources. Why would they need each other to survive?. Salt was mined in northern regions of the Sahara Desert. Gold was plentiful in the tropical rainforests of southern West Africa. Interdependency. Need gold.

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Gold – Salt Trade

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  1. Gold – Salt Trade

  2. GhanaGOLDMali MEETSSonghaiSALT

  3. Location of Resources Why would they need each other to survive? Salt was mined in northern regions of the Sahara Desert. Gold was plentiful in the tropical rainforests of southern West Africa.

  4. Interdependency Need gold Need salt Importance of gold to the people in the northern Sahara. Importance of salt to the people of the rainforests.

  5. Great Kingdoms = Great Wealth

  6. Salt Pits in the Sahara Desert

  7. Salt Slabs

  8. Loading Zone

  9. Silent Trade Will it be an acceptable trade? I hear the drums! NO CONTACT

  10. Enter Arabic Traders

  11. Arab Traders Shaped Their Lives

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