Question

world historians associate the gold-salt trade most closely with which of the following trade routes?
hanseatic league network
trans-saharan routes
silk roads
east asian sea network
indian ocean network

Explanation:

The gold-salt trade was centered on West African kingdoms like Ghana, Mali, and Songhai. West African states had abundant gold but lacked salt, while North African regions had surplus salt. Merchants used camel caravans across the Sahara Desert to trade these goods, making this trade uniquely tied to the Trans-Saharan routes. Other listed routes focused on different goods and regions: the Hanseatic League handled European Baltic trade, Silk Roads traded silk and luxury goods across Eurasia, East Asian sea networks focused on East Asian coastal trade, and the Indian Ocean network traded spices and textiles across the Indian Ocean basin.

Answer:

Trans-Saharan routes