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islam had a great impact on african civilization as mosques became more common in africa, they created buildings with materials adapted from africa like mud and salt blocks.
arabic language spread and literacy increased as they didnt even have a written language until then.
education became importand and timbuktu became a center of scholarship.

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gold and salt were one of Africa's most valuable commodities. western Sudan was rich with gold deposits that stimulated the flow of silk from china and spices from India. European kings also used them to make coins. salt was used to preserve food and was traded for gold.

5- one of the factors that led to the emergence of Ghana is that its capital kombi saleh, stood midway between africa's main sources of salt and gold mines. so, merchants had to pass through Ghana and pay taxes. its favorable location made Ghana's traders middle men. in addition, its rulers made money by taxing merchants and the gold was
controlled by the king ensuring its scarcity.

6- a pound of gold. Gold had more economical benefits such as stimulating the flow of silk from china, and spices from india; and European kings used it to make coins. on the other hand, salt was only used to preserve food. Salt was worth almost as much as gold and was used to be traded for gold which means its value is less than gold's.

7- islam impacted africa. mosques became common in north africa and its architecture was cleverly adapted. also, it brought a written language to north africa by spreading arabic. literacy increases and scholarships thrived. it also increased religious diversity

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6 : if i was a African trader i would choose salt because in that time salt coasts more than gold

7: it made equality gave more rights to slaves spread the arabic language and made them know more about quran made them buid more mosques

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a pound of salt as salt was of higher value and more demand, it was rarer than the gold.
- lujaiene khalid

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I would rather have a pound of salt because im pretty sure that it was more valuable back then.Salt was more scarce and used to perserve food, which is something people needed and valued

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both salt and trade had the same value in west africa as salt was scarce and needed for food preservation
both commodities were expensive.

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They were considered powerful magicians because they worked with fire and earth to create iron. Crossing the Sahara Desert from a coastal city to Ghana typically took around 40 days when travelling on a caravan of camels.

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Ghana was one of the most powerful kingdoms because they where very wealthy they had a lot of gold mine and all traders needed to pass through it so they taxed them

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ghana had lots of fertile land that helped increase their agriculture and led to the increase in their population. Ghanas location between the gold and salt mies made it very rich as they taxed all traders that passed through ghana. they had lots of gold mies that also made them very wealthy.

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Ghana came to power because all of the trans-saharan trade had to pass through Ghana. Ghana also taxed their citizens which made them more wealthy

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are the trades in Africa?
Much of the intra-African trade consists of consumables—food, drinks, tobacco, sugar, cattle, and meat. The growth of industrialization in some countries, however, has been accompanied by an increase in the trade of durable and nondurable manufactured goods.

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africa was rich in gold and salt so the trans saharan trade started. and with the gold and salt many other goods were exchanged like food clothes weapons, etc. it helped africa grow economically

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4- They traded gold and salt which were the most valuable thing at that time. Trade had a big impact on Africa with having lots of resource  and money so that made them need more slave to work.
5- It grew rich from trans-Saharan trade in gold and salt. When trade increased Ghana expanded more and more. It also had control over many trade routes and had military strength. They also benefited from taxes
6- Salt because it was more valuable at the time and rare to find.
7- When Islam came in Africa, it encouraged trade and wealth. It also brought new laws to Africa

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Ghana became a powerful empire when it was the center of trade ,  it controlled the gold's mine and had more milltary strength
. and when mansa musa ruled Ghana it became more wealthier .
6- i will chose  to have salt because salt had the same worth as the gold and it was rare was made more valuable and no one can have it easily .
7- Islam spread led to many important  advantages as it increased literacy and spread the Arabic language. it helped in increasing mosques , mosques were bulit every where . timbktu and djenne were centers for art and science
jana Ahmed

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question 6
salt. salt weight same as gold and that showed its value so i guess a trader would rather have salt

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Their resources were mainly salt and gold. They were valuable because of their rareness.

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gold and salt were the most important goods in trading . they traded gold for salt and other goods. they also traded slaves for high demand goods.

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Two of Africa's most valuable commodities were gold AND SALT. African gold was traded to European and Asian nations and was used to make coins and it stimulated the flow of silk drom china and spices from india. Salt became very valuable beacuse of its scarcity and its importance in the preservation of food

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The trade of salt and gold had a huge impact on Africa. Being the main reason for the trans-Saharan trade and fostering the need for more slave work to be done.

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The trade of salt and gold had a huge impact on Africa. Being the main reason for the trans-Saharan trade and fostering the need for more slave work to be done.

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Salt and gold were immensely traded around, this was also a cause of the trans-saharan trade as they used slaves for transoprting these high-demand goods.
-amina

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they traded slaves salt semiprecious stones for food cloths horses weapons and other manufactured goods they used salt to preserve food and gold to make coins