What were the sought after resources which made the trans-Saharan trade mutually profitable?

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Dakota Skinner

14 June, 01:23

What were the sought after resources which made the trans-Saharan trade mutually profitable?

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Marely Lee · Answer 1

The resources that were traded on the Trans-Saharan trade were salt, slaves, and religion. The West African countries were trading their gold for salt. The slaves were sent North and served as slaves or slave concubines. Islam was spread through the use of the Trans-Saharan trade route.