WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Legalism eventually fell out of fashion with the end of the Qin dynasty and the beginning of the Han. The Han emperor rejected the philosophy of legalism in favor of Confucianism. In addition, he expelled all followers of the legalist philosophy from government.

Detailed explanation-2: -, after Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China, unified China in 221 BCE, his chancellor Li Si suggested suppressing the freedom of speech, unifying all thoughts and political opinions. This was justified by accusations that the intelligentsia sang false praise and raised dissent through libel.

Detailed explanation-3: -Confucianism became the dominant political philosophy during the Han Dynasty from 206 B.C.E. to 220 C.E. Because Confucian teachings were conservative and told people to maintain their role in social order, the philosophy was used by the state to keep the status quo from that time forward.

Detailed explanation-4: -Confucianism was rejected by the Qin Dynasty because it was critical of Qin policy. The first emperor of the Qin Dynasty, Shi Huangdi (r. 221-210 BCE), established a repressive regime, completely at odds with Confucian ideals, and adopted Legalism as the state philosophy in order to strictly control the populace.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Han Empire retained some elements of Qin-era centralized rule, namely a bureaucracy-rule by government officials-that embodied the emperor’s will, enforcing imperial edicts many hundreds of miles from the capital at Chang’an.