Why was salt so important during the time of Mali Empire? A) Salt was needed to make water easier and healthier to drink.
B) Salt was needed to preserve food to keep it from going bad too soon.
C) Salt was needed to keep camels hydrated and healthy while carrying trade goods.
D) Salt was needed to clean off the gold mined in the Sahara Desert in order to trade it.

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Option B is correct.

Explanation:

Salt was needed to preserve food to keep it from going bad too soon.

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B will be your answer

Explanation:

the word that best matches the meaning of the expression "went to the big ocean" is died.

the goldfish died, which is why the father looks at the children mournfully. the "big ocean" is the father's way of saying fish heaven. he could have just said that the goldfish died, but this way, the children imagine the fish in a bigger, better place instead of just picturing a dead fish.

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