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Chpt 31 Sec 3
China's People and Culture
Question | Answer |
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one-child policy | population-limiting policy put in place by Xiaoping that provided incentive for couples having only one child & fines for couples having more than one child |
Mandarin | the northern Chinese dialect that is the official language of China |
atheism | the belief that God does not exist |
acupuncture | the practice of inserting very thin needles at specific points on the body to cure diseases or to ease pain |
Daoism | belief system that asserts the path to true happiness lies in living in a harmonious relationship with the natural world |
Confucianism | a widely practiced faith where it is believed that society functions best if every person respects the laws and behaves according to their position |
Buddhism | religion that teaches people should seek spiritual enlightenment or knowledge by living selflessly and modestly |