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Why was salt more valuable than gold to the Malian Empire? What was so precious about salt? This YouTube video depicts the grueling and tedious process that Malian salt miners must go through, thus, proving that the North African caravans importing salt truly were an answered prayer. This video also tells a story by exposing the viewer to the Mali’s landscape: red, dry desert. 7.13 Analyze the growth of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai kingdoms including trading centers such as Timbuktu and Jenne, which would later develop into centers of culture and learning. (C, E, G, H, P).

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