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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
- For centuries in Japan, it was common practice for farmers to cultivate terraced rice fields (tanada in Japanese).
- Tanada were built by carving the steep hillsides into a series of large, flat steps.
- This agricultural method allowed farmers to increase arable land and prevent landslides.
- The Sawajiri tanada in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, was developed during the Sengoku period.
- The Sengoku period (1467 CE-1613 CE) was characterized by social upheaval and civil war.
The student wants to explain the design of the Sawajiri tanada. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
The Sawajiri terraced rice field, or tanada, was built by carving the steep hillside into a series of large, flat steps, making the land more arable and less prone to landslides.
A
Developed in the Sengoku period, the Sawajiri tanada was built during a time of Japanese history characterized by social upheaval and civil war.
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The agricultural method of carving hillsides into terraced rice fields was common practice in Japan for centuries.
C
During the Sengoku period, a farming method was used that involved carving large, flat steps out of the steep hillsides.
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