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How had Venice established itself as the European power in the Mediterranean via trade with Egypt? Why was Egypt's export so important?​

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But even before the Ottomans, Venice had experience trading with the Islamic world: It initially established itself as the biggest European power in the Mediterranean thanks to its trade with Egypt's sultan in the outlandishly lucrative pepper business.

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