Qin Dynasty Academic Vocabulary

Mean "the way" of nature. Let it take its course in the world. Inaction.

Also known as Lao Tsu, founder of Daoism, who recommended retreat from society into nature.

A philosophy that rejected Confucianism. Emphasized the importance of strict laws and harsh punishments.

A scholar who developed the teachings of legalism during the 200s B.C.

(221-207 BCE) The first centralized dynasty of China that used Legalism as its base of belief.