uring the Middle-Ages, the African city of Taghaza (located in modern ay Mali and known as one of the hottest and driest places on Earth, it ets 11 millimeters of rain a year and the average high temperature om April to September is over 100 degrees) quarried salt sent to arket in Timbuktu (also in Mali). With the climate being so hot and ry, locals used salt blocks for construction of buildings. ompared to other towns without salt was the demand for wood more r less elastic in Taghaza? Why?
uring the Middle-Ages, the African city of Taghaza (located in modern ay Mali and known as one of the hottest and driest places on Earth, it ets 11 millimeters of rain a year and the average high temperature om April to September is over 100 degrees) quarried salt sent to arket in Timbuktu (also in Mali). With the climate being so hot and ry, locals used salt blocks for construction of buildings. ompared to other towns without salt was the demand for wood more r less elastic in Taghaza? Why?
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![During the Middle-Ages, the African city of Taghaza (located in modern
day Mali and known as one of the hottest and driest places on Earth, it
gets 11 millimeters of rain a year and the average high temperature
from April to September is over 100 degrees) quarried salt sent to
market in Timbuktu (also in Mali). With the climate being so hot and
dry, locals used salt blocks for construction of buildings.
Compared to other towns without salt was the demand for wood more
or less elastic in Taghaza? Why?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fe1ed39a9-48e5-4b88-9df8-3c466144faea%2F4b0d85aa-3768-43e4-891d-040397c17e91%2Ffev4676_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:During the Middle-Ages, the African city of Taghaza (located in modern
day Mali and known as one of the hottest and driest places on Earth, it
gets 11 millimeters of rain a year and the average high temperature
from April to September is over 100 degrees) quarried salt sent to
market in Timbuktu (also in Mali). With the climate being so hot and
dry, locals used salt blocks for construction of buildings.
Compared to other towns without salt was the demand for wood more
or less elastic in Taghaza? Why?
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