Religion/Culture.

During the Qin dynasty Legalism was most common. Legalism is very harsh teachings that include giving rewards and strict punishments. This was a very disliked way of teaching. Before Legalism there was Confucianism. But when the Qin dynasty started Emperor Qin ban all use of Confucianism. He ordered that all books and teachings were to be ban. That is what lead to the book burnings and scholars who did not hand in the books were buried alive. So during the dynasty many people were tortured by he teachings on legalism. And whoever did not follow the rules would have awful punishments like being boiled alive or having your hands cut of, even death