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Salt was necessary and scarce in the region. Salt was used to mine gold. Salt was heavily taxed by the Romans. Salt was prized for its religious properties.

Salt was necessary and scarce in the region.
Salt was used to mine gold.
Salt was heavily taxed by the Romans.
Salt was prized for its religious properties.
Why did early trans-Saharan traders move salt across the desert into sub-Saharan Africa?
From Lesson 148:9.5 Review Questions·World History 1

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