chapter 8 : The Unification of China
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| 7294676919 | Sian Qian | regarded as the father of Chinese historiography because of his highly praised work | 0 | |
| 7294676920 | Eunuchs | castrated men who played an important role in the court in the Chinese imperial system | 1 | |
| 7294676921 | period of Warring States | last centuries of Zhou dynasty when wars divided the region until the establishment of the Qin dynasty ended the disunity | 2 | |
| 7294676922 | Kong Fuzi | Confucius ; Chinese philosopher and teacher of ethics | 3 | |
| 7294676923 | the Analects | a book of Confucius's teachings compiled by his students | 4 | |
| 7294676924 | Daoism | a Chinese philosophy that emphasizes living in harmony with nature | 5 | |
| 7294676925 | legalism | a Chinese philosophy that stressed the importance of laws | 6 | |
| 7294676926 | Qin Shi Huangdi | the first emperor of the Qin, founder of the Qin dynasty | 7 | |
| 7294676927 | conscription | a military draft | 8 | |
| 7294676928 | Liu Bang | founder / first emperor of the Han dynasty | 9 | |
| 7294676929 | Chang'an | ancient capital of more than 10 dynasties in Chinese history ; known today as Xi'an | 10 | |
| 7294676930 | Han Wudi | martial emperor of Han | 11 | |
| 7294676931 | The Great Wall | a barrier made of walls across China's northern frontier | 12 | |
| 7294676932 | Xiongnu | a confederation of nomadic peoples living beyond the northwest frontier of ancient China | 13 | |
| 7294676933 | silk | thread or fabric made from the fiber produced by the silkworm | 14 | |
| 7294676934 | Yellow Turban Uprising | serious revolt that raged throughout China and tested the resilience of the Han state during the late second century C.E | 15 |
