The correct answer is <u>B. Passed down in family.
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It mentions in the text that leyasu worked to neutralize his enemies even after his retirement, and with that he was able to establish a family dynasty that continued for centuries. Therefore, the word "inherit" in this case relates better with the meaning of option B.
Latitude is "A. a measure of how far a given object is north or south of the equator" Longitude, on the other hand, is a measure of how far a given object is to the east and west.