Confucius was an influential Chinese philosopher who lived in the 6th-5th century BCE. This history assignment tasks students with researching Confucius using suggested keywords and Boolean search operators like "The Analects" AND Confucianism to find relevant sources. It directs students to background readings on Confucius and links on a Libguide graded by difficulty, along with PDF scans of pages for accessibility with bibliographic details provided.