Question: The Hellenistic period covers the period of ancient Greek (Hellenic) history and Mediterranean history between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the emergence of the Roman Empire as signified by the Battle of Actium in 31 BC and the subsequent conquest of Ptolemaic Egypt the following year. At this time, Greek cultural influence and power was at its peak in Europe, Africa and Asia, experiencing prosperity and progress in the arts, exploration, literature, theatre, architecture, music, mathematics, philosophy, and science. For example, competitive public games took place, ideas in biology, and popular entertainment in theaters. It is often considered a period of transition, sometimes even of decadence or degeneration, compared to the enlightenment of the Greek Classical era. The Hellenistic period saw the rise of New Comedy, Alexandrian poetry, the Septuagint and the philosophies of Stoicism and Epicureanism. Greek Science was advanced by the works of the mathematician Euclid and the polymath Archimedes. The religious sphere expanded to include new gods such as the Greco-Egyptian Serapis, eastern deities such as Attis and Cybele and the Greek adoption of Buddhism. 1. What is the main topic?
2. Whos history does it cover?
3. Were sports played?
4. What else did this period see a rise of?
5. Did this include religion?
6. Can you name one?
7. And from the east?
8. Did they adopt any other beliefs?
9. What was this considered a period of?
10. Were they moral?
11. Who died in 323?
12. What countries power and influence peaked during this time?
13. What happened in 31? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. The Hellenistic period
2. Ancient Greek (Hellenic) and Mediterranean history
3. Yes, there were competitive public games
4. the arts, exploration, literature, theatre, architecture, music, mathematics, philosophy, and science
5. The religious sphere expanded to include new gods
6. Serapis
7. Attis and Cybele
8. Buddhism
9. transition, sometimes even decadence or degeneration
10. unknown
11. Alexander the Great
12. Greece
13. The Battle of Actium

Question: CHAPTER XI.

AUNT CATHARINE'S HOME.

The lady sleeps--O may her sleep, As it is lasting, so be deep! Heaven have her in its sacred keep! This bed being changed for one more holy, This room for one more melancholy, Some tomb, that oft hath flung its black And wing-like panels fluttering back, Triumphant o'er the fluttering palls Of her grand family funerals. E. A. POE.

The summer was nearly over, when, one morning at breakfast, Louis surprised his father by a sound, half consternation, half amusement, and handed him a note, containing these words:--

'DEAR F.,--There were three of us last night; there are five this morning. Isabel and the twins are doing well. Heaven knows what is to become of us!

'Yours, J. F.'

'What would you have?' said Lord Ormersfield, calmly. 'The poorer people are, the more children they have!'

He went on with his own letters, while Louis laughed at the enunciation of this inverse ratio; and then took up the note again, to wonder at the tone of anxiety and distress, so unlike James. He went to call on Lady Conway, and was better satisfied to find that James had written in a lively strain to her, as if proud of his little daughters, and resolved not to be pitied. Of this he was in no danger from his sisters-in-law, who looked upon twin-girls as the only blessing needed to complete Isabel's felicity, had devised three dozen names for them, and longed to be invited to Northwold to see them. 1. What is the lady doing?
2. Does sleep have another meaning in this story?
3. what?
4. Who wrote a letter?
5. Whatdo poor people have more of?
6. What did Louis give hi sfather?
7. a sound what?
8. What did the note talk about?
9. Who was born?
10. who gave birth?
11. Were they healthy?
12. How many were there before the babies were born?
13. were the babies girls?
14. did they come up with any names?
15. how many?
16. where did they live?
17. Who wished to be invited?
18. What was Louis doing when he surprised his father?
19. what did Louis laugh at?
20. of what? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. sleeping
2. yes
3. Death
4. Lord Ormersfield,
5. children
6. a sound
7. half consternation
8. A birth
9. twins
10. Isabel
11. yes
12. three
13. twin-girls
14. Yes
15. three dozen
16. Northwold
17. Lord Ormersfield
18. eating breakfast
19. the enunciation
20. this inverse ratio;

Question: Joey felt the very first rain drop hit his hat.

"Let's go inside!" he said to his friend Billy.

The two ran inside the house as it began to rain more outside. Joey's mother was very happy that they missed the rain and got inside before it made a big mess. Joey and Billy weren't as happy.

"What are we going to do in here all day?" asked Billy.

"I don't know" said Joey, looking out the window as the rain came down.

Harder. And harder.

"Oh no! I left my baseball glove outside" said Joey as he watched it begin to fill up with rain. His glove was going to be a mess!

Thankfully, Joey's dad pulled up in his car. Seeing the glove on the ground, he picked it up as he ran inside.

"Careful sport, you almost lost this" he told his son as he tossed him the wet mitt. But Joey wasn't listening, he was looking past his dad as he walked through the door. The sky was clearing up! Joey ran outside, Billy came after him.

"Look at that!" Billy said as he pointed at the sky. A rainbow was appearing, it was so beautiful! The rain wasn't bad after all! 1. What did Joe feel?
2. what did it hit?
3. Who was he with?
4. Whose house did they run to? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. the very first rain drop
2. his hat
3. his friend Billy.
4. Joey's