Assertion: merchant | /r/CapableOf | stimulate interest
Facets:
value: in the 12th and 13th centuries
type: TEMPORAL
value: in the far east
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: From the 11th century, the Crusades helped to open up new trade routes in the Near East, while the adventurer and merchant, Marco Polo stimulated interest in the far East in the 12th and 13th centuries.