Question

In In the early seventh century, Shotoku Taishi, a _______ prince, tried to unify the various clans so that the Japanese could more effectively resist invasion by the Chinese.

a. Korean
b. Chinese
c. Japanese
d. Indian

Answer 1

In the early seventh century, Prince Shotoku Taishi tried to unify the clans in Japan to resist Chinese invasion by adopting Chinese governance principles.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the early seventh century, Prince Shotoku Taishi, a Japanese prince, tried to unify the various clans in Japan to resist invasion by the Chinese.

Shotoku Taishi wrote a statement of seventeen articles of government, sometimes referred to as Japan's first constitution, which emphasized the Chinese Confucian precepts of a unified state ruled by one sovereign.

By unifying the clans and adopting Chinese governance principles, Shotoku Taishi aimed to strengthen Japan's defense against Chinese invasion.