No, it is false that Beethoven cannot be truly considered a Romantic composer because he was unwilling to break the old rules of composition. In fact, a major component of the romantic genre was the ability to break rules, and Beethoven did just this.
with a resource such as grain that was very common in egypt, trading it for resources not as common opens doors for bigger trading and more market. Wood became widely available and grain became available to others who traded in wood for it.