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It is not more important- both were very valuable.


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Salt was more important because it was used for food preservation, and without it, food could not be saved or transported and people would die. Gold, on the other hand, is only useful as a decorative item.

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They had to put alot of salt on their meat because they didnt have refrigerators then.

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