So we’re not talking about “honor” in the chivalric sense, but the childish obsession with “saving face” that is a hallmark of stunted cultures.
Chivalry, developed in a small part of the world and is a relatively modern invention.
The concept of honor that you refer to as saving face, is much older and more common. I would refer to it as non Christian rather than stunted culture. Those stunted cultures were thriving when the ancestors of those who invented Chivalry were still running through the woods naked and eating raw meat. I’m not trying to say they are better, they are not, but they are the norm for humanity, and exaggerated by the moon god religion.