The reestablishment of imperial rule in China. The Qin and Han dynasties
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| 359822563 | Liu Bang | Commander in the Qin army who took over China after the Qin dynasty fell | 0 | |
| 359822564 | Liu Bang | The founder of the Han dynasty | 1 | |
| 359822565 | Liu Bang | Emperor who tried to combine the Qin and Zhou government structures but failed and resorted to strict centralization | 2 | |
| 359822566 | Han Wudi | The greatest emperor of the Han Dynasty who strengthened the centralized rule in China and expanded China's borders | 3 | |
| 359822567 | Han Wudi | The emperor who ended the Xiongnu threat by establishing colonies in the Central Asian steppes and stealing the Xiongnu's trade | 4 | |
| 359822568 | Han Wudi | The emperor who began to educate his bureaucrats with a Confucian university but still relied on Legalistic policies | 5 | |
| 359822569 | Wang Mang | An adviser to a young emperor in the Han Dynasty. He overthrew that emperor and claimed the throne for himself, thus puncturing Han rule for a brief period of time | 6 | |
| 359822570 | Wang Mang | The socialist emperor. He tried to limit the amount of land a family could hold to fix the unequal land distribution in China | 7 | |
| 359822571 | Confucius | also known as Kong Fuzi | 8 | |
| 359822572 | Confucius | A politician who sought to end the Period of Warring States with his many ideals on an ideal ruler, but no one accepted his teachings | 9 | |
| 359822573 | Confucius | A teacher during the Period of Warring States who developed the teachings in the Analects and developed the concept of Junzi | 10 | |
| 359822574 | Legalism | One of the philosophies that arose during the Period of Warring States. It was a blunt approach to government and was dedicated to strengthening China at all costs | 11 | |
| 359822575 | Legalism | The philosophy that was primarily used to bring China out of the Period of warring States and used in the Qin and Han dynasties | 12 | |
| 359822576 | Li | One of the three Confucian values that called for a sense of propriety among political leaders. It also one should revere their superiors. | 13 | |
| 359822577 | Xiao | One of the three Confucian values that teaches of filial piety, the importance of family, and the veneration of ancestors | 14 | |
| 359822578 | Ren | One of the three Confucian values that teaches that junzi should be kind and have a sense of humanity | 15 | |
| 359822579 | Daoism | One of the philosophies that arose during the Period of Warring States. It taught of how people should become one with nature and achieve internal happiness | 16 | |
| 359822580 | Daoism | The philosophy that conflicted with Confucianism, saying that society should revert to small, self-sufficient, and austere communities | 17 | |
| 359822581 | dao | Means "the way" and is the central concept of Daoism | 18 | |
| 359822582 | dao | A complex concept that is a way to find how the natural world works. It is eternal and unchanging, and it calls for the abandonment of goals and desires | 19 | |
| 359822583 | wuwei | The chief moral virtue of Daoism that says that in order to obtain internal happiness one most abandon personal striving and education and disengage yourself from worldly affairs | 20 | |
| 359822584 | Han Dynasty | The dynasty that succeeded the Qin dynasty and was the longest lasting dynasty in Chinese History | 21 | |
| 359822585 | Han Dynasty | The dynasty that ended due to their unequal distribution of land that led to many rebellions | 22 | |
| 359822586 | Han Dynasty | The dynasty that relied on centralized administration, Legalistic policies, and Confucian education for their bureaucrats | 23 | |
| 359822587 | Analects | The book that held Confucius's teachings and was compiled by his students. It teaches of junzi and the three Confucian values | 24 | |
| 359822588 | Qin Dynasty | The dynasty that applied Legalistic policies to conquer surrounding states to end the Period of Warring States and reunify China under one rule | 25 | |
| 359822589 | Qin Dynasty | The dynasty that relied on massive agriculture and their military force | 26 | |
| 359822590 | Qin Dynasty | The dynasty that only ruled for 14 years but laid the foundation of centralized rule in China. They fell to rebellion spurred on by overworking the people | 27 | |
| 359822591 | Daodejing | A book that means Classic of the Way of Virtue. It taught of basic Daoism values and beliefs | 28 | |
| 359822592 | Xiongnu | The nomadic people who lived in the steppes above China. They constantly raided China during the Han dynasty but were China's only connection of trade to the west. | 29 | |
| 359822593 | Maodun | The great king of the Xiongnu who established the nomadic Xiongnu Empire north of China | 30 | |
| 359822594 | Yellow Turban Uprising | The rebellion that severely weakened the Later Han dynasty. It tested the limits of the emperor's power and was a key factor in the fall of the Han Dynasty | 31 | |
| 359822595 | Sima Qian | The prime historian and eunuch of the Han Dynasty. He is responsible for reconstructing China's history prior to the Han dynasty | 32 | |
| 359822596 | Han Fiezi | A supporter of Legalism but student of Xunzi. He wrote powerful and persuasive essays about Legalistic thought a across all of China | 33 | |
| 359822597 | Mencius | A student of Confucius who was the primary force in the spread of Confucianism across China during the Period of Warring States. | 34 | |
| 359822598 | Mencius | An optimistic Confucian who emphasized Ren, but was never taken seriously by any political leader | 35 | |
| 359822599 | Xunzi | An influential Confucian who emphasized Li more so than the other values. He created a Legalistic form of Confucianism which was widespread because he was a government administrator. | 36 | |
| 359822600 | Xunzi | A Confucian who believed that leaders led by example, and those not beneficial to society should be severely punished | 37 | |
| 359822601 | Laozi | The sage credited with the creation of Daoism and the Daodejing | 38 | |
| 359822602 | Shang Yang | The chief minister to the Qin state in the Period of Warring States. He supported Legalistic methods in the state and allowed the state to conquer all of China | 39 | |
| 359822603 | Eunuchs | Men who have undergone castration to gain a high political status next to the emperor. They are castrated because this prevents them from creating a family that could later challenge the emperor | 40 | |
| 359822604 | Qin Shihuangdi | The first emperor of the unified Qin dynasty. He overworked the people to build Xianyang, roads, and many canals to facilitate domestic trade | 41 | |
| 359822605 | Qin Shihuangdi | The emperor that started the tradition of centralized rule in China and also standardized the laws, currency, writing, taxes, and measurements of China | 42 | |
| 359822606 | Xianyang | The capital of China built by the Qin Dynasty | 43 | |
| 359822607 | Qin Shihuangdi | The emperor who built the Terra-Cotta army and is buried in that same tomb. He also started the Great Wall of China | 44 |
