Floods! Floods don't really happen to much, but there was a big one which caused the land to become super moist. Which made it difficult to do Dry Farming. I hope this helped! :)
The answer is A) Items are more expensive.
Hecateaus geography is different from Homer in the sence that he wrote on the description of the earth.
Introverts.
most introvert enjoy spending time by themselves rather than socializing with people. probably because they like to have some quiet time and self-reflect. coming from an introvert that likes to be alone .
Because they have the most to lose, imagine it like you have 10 towers and all collapsed from a tsunami. And the village next to you also collapses. The ten towers lost way more money and people in it then the villages
In short answer, The developed country just simply has a lot more to lose then the lesser developed one.