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Explain why many people in ancient west africa valued salt more than gold.
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Explain why many people in ancient west africa valued salt more than gold.

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People valued salt more than gold in ancient west africa because salt was scarce and the people used salt to preserve meat because meat would spoil very easily because of the heat and they didn't have refrigerators or even ice blocks back then
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