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What attracted the Europeans to the lands of the Middle East

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Trade. The key to trading valuable goods with Asia from Europe was dictated by whoever controlled the Middle East, as it is in between Asia and Europe. Specifically, Europeans very much wanted silk and spices from Asia.
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