The Unification of China
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| 7403824635 | Liu Bang | The founder and first Emperorof the Han dynasty who tried to combine the Qin and Zhou government structures but failed and resorted to strict centralization | 0 | |
| 7403824637 | Han Wudi | The greatest emperor of the Han Dynasty who strengthened the centralized rule in China and expanded China's borders | 1 | |
| 7403824640 | Wang Mang | An adviser to a young emperor in the Han Dynasty. He overthrew that emperor and claimed the throne for himself and tried to limit the amount of land a family could hold to fix the unequal land distribution in China | 2 | |
| 7403824643 | Confucius/Kong Fuzi | 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 | 3 | |
| 7403824646 | Legalism | The philosophy of strict adherence to the law used to bring China out of the Period of warring States and used in the Qin and Han dynasties | 4 | |
| 7403824651 | Daoism | religious or philosophical tradition of Chinese origin which emphasizes living in harmony with the Tao, "the way" | 5 | |
| 7403824653 | 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 | 6 | |
| 7403824654 | 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 | 7 | |
| 7403824655 | Han Dynasty | The dynasty that succeeded the Qin dynasty and relied on centralized administration, Legalistic policies, and Confucian education of bureaucrats | 8 | |
| 7403824658 | Analects | The book that held Confucius's teachings and was compiled by his students. It teaches of junzi and the three Confucian values | 9 | |
| 7403824659 | 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 | 10 | |
| 7403824663 | 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. | 11 | |
| 7403824664 | Maodun | The great king of the Xiongnu who established the nomadic Xiongnu Empire north of China | 12 | |
| 7403824665 | 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 | 13 | |
| 7403824666 | Sima Qian | The prime historian and eunuch of the Han Dynasty. He is responsible for reconstructing China's history prior to the Han dynasty | 14 | |
| 7403824667 | Han Fiezi | A supporter of Legalism but student of Xunzi. He wrote powerful and persuasive essays about Legalistic thought a across all of China | 15 | |
| 7403824668 | Mencius | A student of Confucius who was the primary force in the spread of Confucianism across China during the Period of Warring States. | 16 | |
| 7403824670 | 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. | 17 | |
| 7403824672 | Laozi | The sage credited with the creation of Daoism and the Daodejing | 18 | |
| 7403824673 | 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 | 19 | |
| 7403824674 | 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 | 20 | |
| 7403824676 | 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 | 21 |
