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Eastern Europe is the eastern part of the European continent. There is no consensus on the precise area it covers, partly because the term has a wide range of geopolitical, geographical, cultural, and socioeconomic connotations. There are "almost as many definitions of Eastern Europe as there are scholars of the region". A related United Nations paper adds that "every assessment of spatial identities is essentially a social and cultural construct".

One definition describes Eastern Europe as a cultural entity: the region lying in Europe with the main characteristics consisting of Greek, Byzantine, Eastern Orthodox, Russian , and some Ottoman culture influences. Another definition was created during the Cold War and used more or less synonymously with the term "Eastern Bloc". A similar definition names the formerly communist European states outside the Soviet Union as Eastern Europe. Some historians and social scientists view such definitions as outdated or relegated, but they are still sometimes used for statistical purposes.

Several other definitions of Eastern Europe exist today, but they often lack precision, are too general or outdated. These definitions vary both across cultures and among experts, even political scientists, as the term has a wide range of geopolitical, geographical, cultural, and socioeconomic connotations.
1. What exact area does Eastern Europe cover?
2. What is one way it is defined?
3. How many influence does that say it has?
4. How many is that?
5. When did they come up with another way to define it?
6. What does it basically have for a synonym?
7. Which former communist states are named as being Eastern Europe?
8. Are these old definitions?
9. What are definitions missing?
10. Do all political scientists agree?
11. Are there a lot of connotations to the term?
12. Where is Eastern Europe?

Numbered answers:
1. no precise area
2. a cultural entity
3. Greek, Byzantine, Eastern Orthodox, Russian , and some Ottoman culture influences
4. Five
5. during the Cold War
6. Eastern Bloc
7. states outside the Soviet Union
8. Some historians and social scientists say so
9. precision
10. no
11. yes
12. the eastern part of the European continent

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Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. was the first African-American player to take part in the international sport of tennis at the highest level of the game. He was born on July 10, 1943. When Arthur was 6, his mother died. Arthur, with his father and his brother, lived near a large park in Richmond, Virginia. His father was the manager of the park. He took care of the park and made sure everything was right. Arthur was allowed to play in the park when he was seven years old. He was quite energetic. A swimming pool, tennis courts, and baseball diamonds were in the park. Arthur spent a lot of time playing there. He did well in sports, but he had never tried to play tennis. He often watched the tennis players. Sometimes there were tennis lessons, and Arthur would watch even more carefully. The young man teaching the lessons noticed Arthur. His name was Ronald Charity. Mr. Charity asked Arthur if he wanted to learn to play tennis. Arthur was excited and agreed. Arthur learned very quickly. Mr. Charity found Arthur would grow up to be a good tennis player. By the time he was ten, Arthur won atournament . Many older and bigger players came to the park trying to win the prize, but Arthur beat them. He became known as "the kid who could play tennis". Arthur grew up to be one of the first successful African-American tennis players. He played and won all over the world.
1. What sport did Ashe play?
2. Who was the coach who Arthur watched?
3. Where did he eventually win games?
4. How many people in his family lived in Richmond?
5. Which parent passed away?
6. Who managed the park?
7. Was he upset when he was approached by Mr. Charity
8. Did he grow up to have success?
9. How long did he take to learn?
10. Was he a lazy kid?

Numbered answers:
1. tennis
2. Ronald Charity
3. all over the world
4. Arthur, with his father and his brother
5. mother
6. His father
7. energetic
8. irst successful African-American tennis players.
9. He became known as "the kid who could play tennis".
10. spent a lot of time playing

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Phaininda and episkyros were Greek ball games. An image of an episkyros player depicted in low relief on a vase at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens appears on the UEFA European Championship Cup. Athenaeus, writing in 228 AD, referenced the Roman ball game harpastum. Phaininda, episkyros and harpastum were played involving hands and violence. They all appear to have resembled rugby football, wrestling and volleyball more than what is recognizable as modern football. As with pre-codified "mob football", the antecedent of all modern football codes, these three games involved more handling the ball than kicking. Non-competitive games included kemari in Japan, chuk-guk in Korea and woggabaliri in Australia.

The goalkeepers are the only players allowed to touch the ball with their hands or arms while it is in play and only in their penalty area. Outfield players mostly use their feet to strike or pass the ball, but may also use their head or torso to do so instead. The team that scores the most goals by the end of the match wins. If the score is level at the end of the game, either a draw is declared or the game goes into extra time and/or a penalty shootout depending on the format of the competition. The Laws of the Game were originally codified in England by The Football Association in 1863. Association football is governed internationally by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA; French: Federation Internationale de Football Association), which organises World Cups for both men and women every four years.
1. What is this article about?
2. Did they have names?
3. What are they called?
4. Is there any other name?
5. Do we know where they were played?
6. Where was that?
7. Do we have any modern sport like them?
8. What is that?
9. Are any participants permitted to handle the ball?
10. Which ones?
11. How do goalies handle the object?
Numbered answers:
1. ancient ball games
2. Yes
3. Phaininda
4. harpastum
5. Yes
6. Rome
7. Yes
8. rugby football, wrestling and volleyball
9. Yes
10. Outfield players
11. allowed to touch the ball with their hands or arms