Religion
During
the Qin dynasty, every one followed Legalism. Legalism made laws with
severe punishments because Legalists believed that if people are
punished, they would stop doing bad things. “Legalists believed that
unless people are punished, they would not stop doing bad things,” (from
QinDynasty.com). Legalists also made people who didn’t obey, build the
Great Wall of China, and it was illegal to disagree with the government.
If someone did something bad they would sometimes get punished by
getting maimed. The laws were very strict with sever punishments. The
rules were in a book called the Han Feizi or “Basic Writings.” They
would train people to accept the rulers authority automatically. In the
Qin dynasty, rulers thought that they were supposed to act by trusting
nobody and not show affection. The ultimate goal in Legalism was to
unite China and make it powerful again. Han Fei, the writer of the
“Basic Writings,” believed that most people were naturally evil and
selfish.
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