Huzza! Let's Storm New York!
Explore NYC to get a glimpse at Greek influences!
Greeks? In New York City?
The Argive's Adventure
Also gather the legs of goats and sheep to sacrifice in honor of the gods. We don't want Zeus to create a storm while we are outside!
Xenia (excluding bathing and rubbing oil onto bodies) will be provided.
Friday, May 9, 2014, 10:00 AM
Madison Square Garden, Pennsylvania Plaza, New York, NY, United States
Schedule
10:20 A.M- 11:00 A.M: Sacrifice goats/sheep to gods while chanting prayers
11:05 A.M- 12:15 P.M: Sight seeing bus ride
12:20 P.M- 1:30 P.M: Walk around New York
1:35 P.M- 2:00 P.M: Break
2:00 P.M- 3:00 P.M: Plunder gift shops
Biology
When ever you pick up a science text book in class, do you every think about who made some of those basic discoveries? Well the Ancient Greeks contributed to the building blocks of the natural sciences by simply wondering what caused and affected certain events in nature. They generally studied plants and animals, like how plants reproduce through seeds and their use in medicines. Also the Greeks studied the structures of different animals. As you may know, animals and classified into certain groups based off of physical characteristics. The man behind the organized catalog of creatures is named Aristotle. He basically divided organisms into two main groups of plants and animals. They then branch off into many specific divisions. This is very basic knowledge, but look at how far modern scientists have taken it. There are more groups to classify newly discovered organisms in, more discoveries about how plants and animals function, and more information on how to benefit a species like humans. That's the reason why New York University's (or NYU for short) biology department, is a great example to show what young minds are doing with this simple and ancient knowledge, so humans are able to gain more information about the natural world around them.
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Mathematics
Numbers, logical reasoning, and problems, oh my! The Greeks enjoyed logical reasoning, which then led to mathematics that includes similar functions and types of numbers today. A mathematician named Pythagoras believed that numbers were the key to understanding the natural world. He believed in this so much that he taught young students his ways while creating their own theories. Shapes and geometry were used by Pythagoras too. It could be used in measuring land for situations like setting up a city or estimating how many seeds are needed to plant in a field. Another Greek mathematician, named Eratosthenes, created a method to find prime numbers in an infinite number set. There was even a female mathematician from Egypt, named Hypatia, who taught Greek philosophy and math! Nowadays, we see numbers everywhere. We could find them in classrooms, markets, and even in museums. One of the stops on the tour in New York is the National Museum of Mathematics, where people of all ages could explore and interact with problem solving and mathematical formulas. Probably that museum wouldn't have been there without the Greeks contributions of critical thinking with figures!