How Salt Defined World History

When we talk about things being traded across empires and bringing merchants to faraway lands, we usually think of resources like gold or silver or diamonds, but what about salt?

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📖 SOURCES:
Salt, by Mark Kurlansky (2002)

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[KhAnubis]

Can’t pin two comments at once, but for those who noticed the mistake, yes, Lüneburg is in fact actually in Niedersachsen, not Schleswig-Holstein

[TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Salt went from an essential mineral to a figure of expression when someone is triggered

[jansalomin]

Imagine a person trying to make a weapon using chlorine and sodium but they end making salt.

[CivilWarWeekByWeek]

Once a valuable asset that can make or break empires now something we throw on the road.

[LisaBowers]

Loved the Chubbyemu and Bill Wurtz references. 👍🏻

[enesamederel]

A slang word in turkish for saying something expensive "tuzlu" which means "salty" now I see...

[HighPeakMapping]

How interesting, salt has such a rich and beautiful history. Might need to drink some water after this though...

[mfaizsyahmi]

7:38 "India-pendence"
I physically reeled in disgust at this terrible pun

[LEL-isxq]

I was simply watching another great KhAnubis video, and ''Mellieha'' made it even greater!
Love from Valletta, Malta!

[harkalyjonas]

"It also caused wars "
Me: IS THIS AN AS-SA(U)LT?

[realhawaiio]

My region of Aveiro in Portugal is historicaly known for having salt pads next to the ocean, which have brought wealth to the area for centuries.

[MateoQuixote]

This is crazy I actually just ate something that had salt on it just now!

[sergel]

This is really helpful in understanding Triangle Strategy.

[ria_mint]

Me: eating boiled egg with salt - finishes egg - eats a few pinches of salt left from eating egg.

A few moments later: searches how salt changes the world 🙂

[SylviaRustyFae]

Me scrollin thru my sub feed....

"Oooooh! Salt!!"

Food history is a big special interest of mine and the history of salt is just so fascinating. My fave tidbit from history about salt is the fact that salt pirates were a deadly force to be reckoned with. Bcuz the easiest way to extract salt is to extract it from someone else's holds who has alrdy extracted it from harder to extract from areas

[April-yqoz]

Me distracted at only 15 seconds in trying to think of another rock that humans eat 🤔

[OfficeSupplyRobot]

When I think of salt, I think of it primarily as a means of melting ice. However, that’s just from living in a cold climate half the year.

[vassilisgiannakopoulos]

I am dissapointed that you did not mention Carthage xD

[-AirKat-]

Salt Tax: yet another way gamers are oppressed

[jesseb]

Super surprised to see Lüneburg mentioned in a YouTube video like this! Great video!