The eating of meat was banned in Japan for many years, first due to _________ and later by _________ for 300 years until _______. It was only after ______ that meat became part of the general Japanese diet.
A) Religious beliefs, Government decree, The Meiji Restoration, The Edo period
B) Cultural traditions, Imperial order, The Meiji Restoration, The Edo period
C) Government decree, Religious beliefs, The Edo period, The Meiji Restoration
D) Imperial order, Cultural traditions, The Edo period, The Meiji Restoration