Question

Ghana became very wealthy by trading their _____ with Arabs and Europeans for other goods.
Group of answer choices

1.Papyrus, indigo, and rice

2.Copper tools, cattle, and grain

3.Cloth, pepper, and ivory

4.Gold, ivory, and slaves

Answer 1

4. Gold, ivory and slaves

What did Arab merchants trade for gold from Ghana?

The Gold-Salt Trade

The Desert regions of present-day Morocco and Algeria, however, contained huge salt resources, and desert inhabitants were always in search of valuables. Not surprisingly, the gold-salt trade between the Ghana Empire and the Arab desert merchants flourished.