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During this period, different scholars proposed the "horizontal strategy" of uniting to oppose expansionism and the "vertical strategy" of bandwagoning. Two great theories of an adviser from this period are given as "fixing the standards" of weights and measures and "treating the people as one" under the law. The book compiled by Liu Xiang [lyoo shyang] that names this period presents the views of the School of Diplomacy, which flourished during it, like a philosophy that preached "universal love." The (*) Hundred Schools of Thought blossomed during this period, which chronologically follows the Spring and Autumn period. It ended when a man who crowned himself Shi Huangdi unified the country. For 10 points, name this fractious period of Chinese history ended by the Qin dynasty.
During this period, different scholars proposed the "horizontal strategy" of uniting to oppose expansionism and the "vertical strategy" of bandwagoning.
Warring States Period [or ZhÃ nguÃ³ shÃ­dÃ i; accept more specific answers, such as unification of China under the Qin dynasty, until read; prompt on Eastern Zhou dynasty; do not accept or prompt on "Qin dynasty" alone] 