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| 5521393735 | Confucianism | Philosophy based on the teachings of Chinese philosopher Kong Fuzi (551-479 BCE) or Confucius that emphasizes order, the role of the gentleman, obligation society, and reciprocity | 0 | |
| 5521393736 | Kong Fuzi | Original name of Confucius, Chinese philosopher and teacher of ethics (551-479 CE) | 1 | |
| 5521395332 | Junzi | Superior individuals who took a broad view of public affairs and did not allow personal interests to influence their judgement; the Confucian ideal | 2 | |
| 5521395333 | Ren | Confucian concept of an attitude of kindness and benevolence or a sense of humanity | 3 | |
| 5521395334 | Li | Confucian concept, a sense of propriety | 4 | |
| 5521395335 | Xiao | Confucian concept of respect for one's parents and ancestors | 5 | |
| 5521397280 | Mencius | Confucian disciple who believed that human nature was basically good and argued for policies that would allow it to influence society as a whole; emphasis on ren; light taxes, avoid war, support education, and encourage harmony and coopoeration | 6 | |
| 5521397281 | Xunxi | Confucian disciple who believed that humans selfishly pursued their own interests and resisted making any contribution voluntarily to the larger society; emphasized li; advocated establishment of clear standards of conduct that would set limits on the pursuits of individual interests and punish those who neglected their obligations to society | 7 | |
| 5521397282 | Daoism | Chinese philosophy, with origins in the Zhou dynasty; it is associated with legendary philosopher Laozi, and it called for a policy of non-competition | 8 | |
| 5521398531 | Laozi | A sage philosopher who is accredited to founding Daoism | 9 | |
| 5521398532 | Daodejing | Book that is the fundamental work of Daoism | 10 | |
| 5521398533 | Dao | Key element in Chinese philosophy that means the "way of nature" or the "way of the cosmos" | 11 | |
| 5521399853 | Wuwei | Daoist concept of a disengagement from the affairs of the world | 12 | |
| 5521399854 | Legalism | Chinese philosophy from the Zhou dynasty that called for harsh suppression of the common people | 13 | |
| 5521401013 | Shang Yang | Minister to the duke of Qin state in Western China, and important developer of the political philosophy of Legalism | 14 | |
| 5521401014 | Han Feizi | A Xunxi disciple who collected Legalist views into well-argued essays on statecraft and served as an advisor to the Qin court | 15 | |
| 5521402544 | Qin Shihuangdi | The first Qin emperor who ignored the nobility and ruled his empire through a centralized bureaucracy; divided China into administrative provinces and districts, delegated communication and implementation of policies to officers of the central government; disarmed regional military forces and destroyed fortresses; built an extensive network of roads; began construction of defensive walls | 16 | |
| 5521402577 | Xianyang | Capital city of the Qin empire | 17 | |
| 5521404183 | Liu Bang | A Chines commander who established order in a post-Qin China, placing himself at the helm of the new Han dynasty | 18 | |
| 5521406085 | Early Han Dyansty | (206 BCE- 9 CE) Capital at Chang'an, the imperial family received large large landholdings, divided the empire into districts governed by administrative officials who served the emperor | 19 | |
| 5521406086 | Xiongnu | Nomadic warriors of the Central Asian steppes | 20 | |
| 5521407004 | Han Wudi | "The Martial Emperor," who rule from 141 - 87 BCE pursued two policies in particular: administrative centralization and imperial expansion | 21 | |
| 5521407005 | Modu | Highly successful leader of the Xiongnu peoples of the Central Asian steppes | 22 | |
| 5521408290 | Ban Zhao | Renowned female historian and scholar of the Han Dynasty, and author of the Book of Han (45-115 CE) | 23 | |
| 5521408291 | Sericulture | The cultivation of silk worms for the production of silk | 24 | |
| 5521409599 | Wang Mang | A minister who seized the throne from the child who had inherited it; called the socialist emperor because he took some land from large landholders and redistributed it among the landless; it was poorly implemented and resulted only in rebellion | 25 | |
| 5521409600 | The Later Han Dynasty | (25- 220 CE) Capital at Luoyang; vigorous rule that mirrored that of Liu Bang and Han Wudi; centralized administration and state bureaucracy; maintained presence in central Asia and control of Silk Roads | 26 | |
| 5521411236 | The Yellow Turban Uprising | A serious revolt that raged through China and tested the resilience of the Han state during the late second century CE, eventually weakening it | 27 | |
| 5521478896 | Qin Dynasty | Chinese Dynasty (221- 207 BCE) that was founded by Qin Shihuangdi and was marked by the first unification of China and the early construction of defensive walls | 28 | |
| 5521601519 | Sima Qian | A Han historian whose unpopular views drew attention | 29 | |
| 5521700003 | Eunuchs | Castrated males, originally in charge of the harem, who grew to play major roles in government; common in China and other societies | 30 | |
| 5752270055 | Analects | Collection of sayings and ideas contributed to the Chinese philosopher Confucius and his contemporaries | 31 | |
| 5752270056 | Prescriptive literature | Sources that tell us what educated people said about the ways culture and social relationships should be | 32 | |
| 5752271801 | Terracotta Army | Collection of terracotta soldiers depicting the army of Emperor Qin Shiuangdi that fill his tomb | 33 | |
| 5752271802 | Zhuangzi | One of the most important Daoist works written by Zhuangzi that provided a well-reasoned compendium of Daoist views | 34 |
