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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 Nakagaachi tanada in Shimane Prefecture, Japan, was developed during the Heian period.
• The Heian period (794 CE–1185 CE) was characterized by economic stability and peace.
• The Warabino tanada in Saga Prefecture, Japan, was developed during the Edo period.
• The Edo period (1603 CE–1867 CE) was characterized by economic stability and peace.

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 Nakagaachi tanada was developed during the Heian period; meanwhile, the Warabino tanada was developed during the Edo period.

B

Developed during the Heian and Edo periods, respectively, the Nakagaachi and Warabino tanada were shaped out of steep hillsides.

C

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

D

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