The Unification of China
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| 7349765429 | Confucius | Chinese thinker, political advisor, and adviser whose beliefs greatly affected Chinese society |  | 0 |
| 7349778397 | Confucianism | A moral, ethical, political, and practical system of beliefs that attempted to bring political and social order to China | 1 | |
| 7349782033 | Junzi | Superior individuals who were ideal leaders according to Confucius | 2 | |
| 7349791760 | Ren | A Confucian value that means an attitude of kindness | 3 | |
| 7349795417 | Li | A Confucian value centered on moral education and good public behavior | 4 | |
| 7349802682 | Xiao | A Confucian value meaning filial piety and respect | 5 | |
| 7349805880 | Mencius | Disciple of Confucius and spokesman for the Confucian school who emphasized ren and advocated a benevolent government |  | 6 |
| 7349812355 | Xunzi | A disciple of Confucius and a government administrator who had a less positive perspective than Mencius, emphasized li | 7 | |
| 7349816865 | Daoism | Belief system that encouraged humans to live like the dao (way of nature) and go with the flow | 8 | |
| 7349821865 | Laozi | Founder of Daoism who is attributed with the Daodejing, a book of Daoist beliefs | 9 | |
| 7349827008 | Wuwei | Daoist virtue meaning disengagement from competition and active involvement in world affairs | 10 | |
| 7349830486 | Legalism | A Chinese philosophy that promoted the advancement of the state and imposed strict laws; unpopular but succeeded in restoring order to China | 11 | |
| 7349841750 | Shang Yang and Han Feizi | Two Legalists involved with the Qin court who were killed by their enemies | 12 | |
| 7349846275 | Qin Dynasty | Unified China and established centralized imperial rule even though it lasted only 14 years | 13 | |
| 7349850410 | Qin Shihuangdi | First Emperor of Qin who was very unpopular but pointed China in the direction of political and cultural unity, had a lavish tomb |  | 14 |
| 7349946223 | Lui Bang | Han Dynasty returned centralized rule to China after the collapse of the Qin Dynasty, briefly experimented with decentralization | 15 | |
| 7349952169 | Han Wudi | Martial Emperor, pursued administrative centralization and imperial expansion | 16 | |
| 7349955742 | Xiongnu | Steppe nomad federation that concerned China because of their military power, toppled by Han Wudi | 17 | |
| 7349961424 | Wang Mang | Seized Han throne, known as socialist emperor who brought unsuccessful land distribution reforms | 18 |
