People valued salt more than gold in ancient west africa because salt was scarce and the people used salt to preserve meat because meat would spoil very easily because of the heat and they didn't have refrigerators or even ice blocks back then
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The Aztec judicial system was made up of multiple courts with differing levels of jurisdiction. These included the trial courts, appellate courts, and a supreme court. The trial courts were known as Teccalli courts, and heard civil and criminal cases involving commoners.
Because he became power hungry and let the money and fame get to his head
