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Which option best explains how the Qin Dynasty established power during their rule? (1 point)
• Qin Shi Huang lowered taxes and used Taoism to gain the loyalty of his people.
• Qin Shi Huang used Confucianism to create a well-functioning bureaucracy.
Qin Shi Huang centralized the government and used Legalism to keep order and suppress opposition.
Qin Shi Huang used feudal structures to make the empire easier to govern by distributing land to lords.

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Qin Shi Huang centralized the government and used Legalism to keep order and suppress opposition.

Brief explanation: The Qin abolished feudal states, standardized laws, weights, currency and the written script, built infrastructure, and employed strict Legalist policies (harsh laws, censorship, suppression of rivals) to consolidate control.