According to Japanese Creation Myths, How Did Japan Come to Be

question 56

Multiple Choice

According to Japanese creation myths, how did Japan come to be?

• A) Via a battle between the warring gods Izanami and Amaterasu
• B) Through the marriage of the god Izanagi and the goddess Izanami
• C) When the goddess Ameratsu breathed life into the islands that form Japan
• D) When the deities sent two sister goddesses to preside over the land and sea
• E) Through a great flood, similar to the stories of Noah and Gilgamesh

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Definitions:

Gazelle Jumps

Adaptive, acrobatic leaps performed by gazelles to avoid predators, often seen as an effective escape mechanism.

Group Selection

Selection arising from variation in fitness among groups.

Reproductively Altruistic

Behavior by an individual that reduces its own reproductive success while boosting the reproductive success of others.

Evolutionary Trade-Off

Situations in which one trait is favored by natural selection, but at the expense of another trait, often due to resource limitations.