Cross-Curricular Connections

from Walden

Thoreau makes several allusions to the Greeks in this essay, including their culture, mythology, and literature. Click on the link below to learn about the ancient Greeks and their influence on Western civilization.

http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/

In Brute Neighbors, Thoreau observes the behavior of ants during battle and compares them to human soldiers. Click on the link below to learn about the research one sociobiologist has done on ants and how it might relate to human societies.

http://www.hno.harvard.edu/gazette/2005/09.29/13-colonies.html