Nhận biết (M1)

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

• • For centuries in Japan, terraced rice fields (tanada in Japanese) were built by shaping steep hillsides into flat steps.

• • This traditional farming method allowed farmers to increase arable land.

• • The Kurumeki tanada in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, was developed during the Heian period.

• • The Heian period (794 CE–1185 CE) was characterized by economic stability and peace.

• • The Tenjinkoba tanada in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, was developed during the Edo period.

The student wants to emphasize a historical similarity between the two rice terraces. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

• A.

  The Kurumeki tanada was developed during the Heian period; meanwhile, the Tenjinkoba tanada was developed during the Edo period.

• B.

  The Kurumeki and Tenjinkoba tanada are both exemplars of a traditional farming method wherein flat steps are shaped out of steep hillsides.

• C.

  As was true for the Kurumeki tanada, the Tenjinkoba tanada was developed during a period of economic stability and peace.

• D.

  Both the Kurumeki and Tenjinkoba tanada were built by shaping steep hillsides into flat steps, a method that increased the amount of arable land available to farmers.