Question

2. List at least two reasons why salt was important in West Africa.
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Answer 1

Salt was important to West
Africans around 300 BCE for two main reasons. 1. West Africans needed it for their diet because it is very hot and they need to replace the salt they lose when they sweat somehow. 2. West Africans needed the salt to preserve their food and keep it from spoiling, and they also liked the taste.