Assertion: expansion | /r/CapableOf | reduce trade opportunities
Facets:
value: by redirecting resources
type: MANNER
value: within western europe
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Trade between western Europe and the rest of Eurasia may have suffered after the Roman Empire lost its western provinces in the 5th century, and the expansion of Islam in the 7th century may have reduced trade opportunities within western Europe by redirecting resources along the Silk Road.[citation needed]